Impact analysis and calibration methods of excitation errors for phased array antennas

G He, X Gao, R Zhang - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Phased array antennas have played a very important role in many different areas and
applications. It requires precise excitation of each antenna element by various synthesis …

Calibration methods for phased array radars

I Şeker - Radar Sensor Technology XVII, 2013 - spiedigitallibrary.org
For successful beam shaping and scanning in phased array radars, it is essential to
precisely set the amplitude and phase of each element channel. However, considerable …

Validation and testing of initial and in-situ mutual coupling-based calibration of a dual-polarized active phased array antenna

RM Lebrón, PS Tsai, JM Emmett, C Fulton… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents experimental results of an initial and in-situ mutual coupling calibration
techniques of an active phased array antenna. The antenna is a dual-polarized 64-element …

Coupler integrated microstrip patch linear phased array for self-calibration

SC Chae, HW Jo, JI Oh, G Kim… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, a coupler integrated microstrip patch linear phased array is proposed as a new
self-calibration system. The proposed coupler placed along the edge of the microstrip patch …

Retroreflective transceiver array using a novel calibration method based on optimum phase searching

H Koo, J Bae, W Choi, H Oh, H Lim… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The retrodirective or retroreflective method has been used as a radio-frequency
beamforming method for massive antenna array, for wireless communication systems …

Design of Coupler-Switch Network and Interference Cancellation Scheme for Highly Scalable Self-Calibration Beamforming Systems

W Chen, Z Yu, J Zhou, W Hong - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Facing the demand for self-calibration capability in rapidly emerging scalable beamforming
systems, a coupler-switch network (CSN) and an interference cancellation scheme are …

A self-calibration method for 5G full-digital TDD beamforming systems using an embedded transmission line

C Guo, L Tian, ZH Jiang, W Hong - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a self-calibration method for 5G full-digital time-division duplexing (TDD)
beamforming systems is proposed and demonstrated, including the self-calibration for both …

Detection and correction of element failures using a cumulative sum scheme for active phased arrays

YS Chen, IL Tsai - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a novel technique that integrates the detection of element failures
and the correction of damaged patterns into a systematic process for active phased arrays …

Mutual-coupling based phased-array calibration: A robust and versatile approach

D Bekers, R van Dijk, F van Vliet - 2013 IEEE International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The transmit and receive modules of a large phased array are often calibrated for amplitude
and phase variations by an internal calibration network and an offline characterization of the …

A fast calibration method for phased arrays by using the graph coloring theory

L Yang, R Dang, M Li, K Zhao, C Song, Z Xu - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Phased array radars are able to provide highly accurate airplane surveillance and tracking
performance if they are properly calibrated. However, the ambient temperature variation and …