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Shared Apeture Concepts For Point to Point Communications.

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 28477
Amount: $69,603.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1995
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
3 Nami Lane, Unit C-10,
Mercerville, NJ 08619
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Mr. Sarjit Singh Bharj
 (609) 586-8140
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Abstract

The purpose of the antenna array is to serve radar, electronic support measure and electronics, electronic warfare and communications functions. Implicit in the multisystem function array is the need to operate many of these systems simultaneously. Additionally the array should be capable of controlling fundamental radiation characteristics such as beamwidth, beam size, sidelobe levels and radiated power, in order to realize the different antenna characteristics required by the various systems. It is also intended to have a self healing capability to retain a degree of usefulness in the event of battle damage or component failures. In order to achieve the above objectives Princeton Microwave Technology Inc. proposes to explore an active array during Phase 1 of the SBIR. The array aperture consists of a large number of radiating elements that are spaced approximately half a wave-length at the upper end of the operational frequency band. The frequency response and excitation of each element in the aperture can be independently controlled. This enables the antenna to reconfigure around damaged areas or to vary the array illumination. The aperture can be fully utilized at the lowest frequency or can be shared among functions operating at higher frequencies.

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