Two-Dimensional Electronically Steerable Monopulse Millimeter-Wave Antenna

The overall objective of this two-phased research effort will be the design and demonstration of a mm-wave phased array antenna with two-dimensional, monopulse beam steering capability. Phase I will be a feasibility study which will identify the critical components required for the development of a transmit and receive (T/R) module architecture, mechanical design, thermal design, fabrication and packaging methods, and power division network (PDN) topology for the extraction of three channels of monopulse information from the array antenna system. The results of this Phase I activity will be a recommendation of the components and design philosophy which will be utilized in the design and fabrication of a breadboard, monopulse beam steering MMW phased array antenna.