Discrete-Time mm-Wave Processors for Scalable Digital Arrays

Abstract

The program is to develop and demonstrate wideband mm-wave element level digital array technology employing the discrete time processing units at mm-wave and data conversion at sub-harmonic frequencies to reduce system cost. The advantages of discrete-time processing over conventional analog processing, in the context of digital arrays, include the ability to perform more complex functions in smaller footprints (e.g. frequency conversion, filtering, and data conversion in one block), reconfigurability, and performance improvement with technology scaling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1201783

Entities

People

  • Hossein Hashemi
  • Mike S Chen

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Amplifiers
  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Bandwidth
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Circuit Boards
  • Contracts
  • Conversion
  • Diagrams
  • Dynamic Range
  • Filtration
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Governments
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Power Amplifiers
  • Radio Frequency
  • Schematic Diagrams

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.