Phased Array Architecture Enabling Scalable Integrated Sensing and Communication
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Kolodziej, Kenneth E.; Brigham, Glenn A.; Harger, Matthew A.; Janice, Brian A.; Sands, Adrienne I.; Teal, Richard Scott; Turek, Louis; Wolfe, Pierre-Francois W.; Doane, Jonathan P.; Perry, Bradley T.
- Source
- 2023 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf23) Radar Conference (RadarConf23), 2023 IEEE. :1-5 May, 2023
- Subject
- Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Computing and Processing
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Robotics and Control Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Phased arrays
Interference cancellation
Cold plates
Backplanes
Transmitting antennas
Full-duplex system
Apertures
Converged-RF applications
in-band full-duplex
integrated sensing and communication
interference cancellation
phased array antennas
simultaneous transmit and receive
- Language
Phased array systems can straightforwardly support integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) as well as other functions simultaneously by incorporating in-band full-duplex (IBFD) technology. Digitally-controlled self-interference cancellation techniques have been shown to create isolation between transmit and receive sub arrays within a single aperture for limited numbers of elements. This paper discusses the key components of a scalable panel-based IBFD array system, including the aperture and backplane assemblies as well as a cold plate structure for thermal management. The array is designed to operate from 2.7 to 3.5 GHz, and will provide the opportunity to demonstrate ISAC capability in a fashion that is scalable for many different deployment locations and/or platforms.