• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 36, Issue 1, 013005 (2024)
Xinyue Niu1, Yanran Gu1, Xu Chu1, Jinmei Yao1、2、*, Muyu Yi1、2, Langning Wang1、2, and Tao Xun1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.230260 Cite this Article
    Xinyue Niu, Yanran Gu, Xu Chu, Jinmei Yao, Muyu Yi, Langning Wang, Tao Xun. Primary study on time control technology of active phased array based on photoconductive microwave source[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(1): 013005 Copy Citation Text show less
    Scheme of the optically controlled phased array system based on linear SiC devices, including thephotoelectric conversion components and the burst-mode operation pulse laser
    Fig. 1. Scheme of the optically controlled phased array system based on linear SiC devices, including thephotoelectric conversion components and the burst-mode operation pulse laser
    Scheme of the optically controlled phased array system in the future, where the optical signal is delayed first and then amplified
    Fig. 2. Scheme of the optically controlled phased array system in the future, where the optical signal is delayed first and then amplified
    Optical time delay architecture
    Fig. 3. Optical time delay architecture
    Theoretical model of phased array antenna
    Fig. 4. Theoretical model of phased array antenna
    Analysis results of OTTD phased array considering time delay step
    Fig. 5. Analysis results of OTTD phased array considering time delay step
    Analysis results of OTTD phased array considering time delay error
    Fig. 6. Analysis results of OTTD phased array considering time delay error
    Increment of beam sidelobe power, average beam squint and reduction of beam peak power against phase standard deviation in the simulation result in CST
    Fig. 7. Increment of beam sidelobe power, average beam squint and reduction of beam peak power against phase standard deviation in the simulation result in CST
    number of array elements90% of the theoretical gain/dBtime delay index at 1 GHz/pstime delay index at 3 GHz/ps
    1×411.58269
    1×817.63010
    1×1019.543211
    Table 1. Delay variance when the loss is less than 10% for a 1×n array antenna
    number of array elements90% of the theoretical gain/dBtime delay index at 1 GHz/pstime delay index at 3 GHz/ps
    2×417.62910
    8×835.674113-14
    8×1037.64313-14
    Table 2. Delay variance when the loss is less than 10% for a m×n array antenna
    phase standard deviation/(°)element numberbeam squint/(°)main lobe power/dBside lobe power/dB
    10100.40−0.10+3.00
    15100.64−0.22+4.64
    20100.94−0.40+5.95
    Table 3. Influence of phase variance on the key indicators of phased array
    Xinyue Niu, Yanran Gu, Xu Chu, Jinmei Yao, Muyu Yi, Langning Wang, Tao Xun. Primary study on time control technology of active phased array based on photoconductive microwave source[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(1): 013005
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