Scalable Millimeter-wave (MMW) Architectures for Reconfigurable Transceivers (SMART)
Abstract
The Scalable Millimeter-wave (MMW) Architectures for Reconfigurable Transceivers (SMART) program developed a new technology for producing very thin millimeterwave array apertures and transceivers. The technology development culminated in the demonstration of a large-sized coherent, active electronically steerable array (AESA) with an output power density of 5W per square cm and a total layer thickness of less than 1cm. The SMART technology approach resulted in a breakthrough in performance over conventional millimeterwave approaches. The 3-D multi-layer assembles developed will greatly reduce AESA packaging complexity and enable very compact, low-cost, millimeterwave, and radio frequency circuit "building blocks" to combine to form arbitrarily large arrays. New capabilities, such as the ability to construct reconfigurable and/or multi-band AESAs and other MMW circuits, will be enabled by this architectural approach. This program is transitioning through industrial producers of MMW radar systems for DoD applications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- d88c2d18d5d52df9911076fd6b3f3837