Technical aspects of a new S-band atmospheric profiler S.H. Heijnen, W.F. van der Zwan, L.P. Ligthart International Research center for Telecommunications-Transmission and Radar TU-Delft, PO Box 5031, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands Phone: +31 15 278 7544 Fax: + 31 15 278 4046 E-mail: S.H.Heijnen-its.tudelft.nl Abstract A Transportable Atmospheric RAdar, TARA, has been developed at the Internationa

New generation of RF unit for radar altimeter G. Michaud, J. Bulgarelli, M. Pouysegur, P. de Château Thierry and L. Rey Alcatel Space Industries BP1187 26 avenue J.F. Champollion 31037 Toulouse France Phone: (33) 5 34 35 56 53 E-mail: Guy.Michaud-space.alcatel.fr ABSTRACT Alcatel developed a new generation of dual-frequency radar altimeter (POSEIDON 2) which works in C and Ku band. This article d

SAR: A NOVEL APPLICATION FOR FM-CW RADARS J.J.M. de Wit, P. Hoogeboom International Research Centre on Telecommunications-transmission and Radar Delft University of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering Mekelweg 4, P.O. Box 5031, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands Phone: +31 15 2781034, Fax: +31 15 2784046, E-mail: j.wit-irctr.tudelft.nl ABSTRACT For small-scale earth observation applicatio

RADAR LEVEL-SENSING INSTRUMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL (AND AUTOMOTIVE) APPLICATIONS B J Harker Central Research Laboratories Limited (A subsidiary of Scipher plc) Dawley Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 1HH, United Kingdom E-mail: bharker-crl.co.uk, http://www.crl.co.uk/ ABSTRACT This papers provides a description of the design for manufacture, development and test of a 10 GHz Frequency Modulated Continuous Wa

IDENTIFICATION OF AIR TARGETS BY USING SECONDARY APPLICATION OF TERRESTRIAL TV Yuri Kuznetsov *, Mikhail Cherniakov , Andrey Baev * Moscow State Aviation Institute (Technical University) Volokolamskoe shosse, 4, A-80, GSP-3, 125993, Russia Tel.: 007 095 158 4047 Fax: 007 095 158 1697 E-mail: mai_k405-mtu-net.ru ABSTRACT The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK Tel: 0121

EFFECTS OF AMPLIFIER POSITION ON ACTIVE ARRAY ANTENNAS USING MULTI-STAGE DISPERSED ARRANGEMENT Hideki YAMAMOTO, Tomohiro SEKI, and Toshikazu HORI NTT Network Innovation Laboratories, NTT Corporation 1-1 Hikari-no-oka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-0847, Japan yamahide-wslab.ntt.co.jp ABSTRACT We developed a multi-stage dispersed amplifier arrangement method for an active array antenna that reduces the n

Frequency Modulated Coupled Oscillator Arrays Ragip Ispir, Akira Miyata, Kazunari Kawahata, Masao Ida, Yohei Ishikawa Murata Mfg. Co., Ltd, Research & Development Division 18-1, Hakusan 1-Chome Midori-ku Yokohama, Japan E-mail: ispir-murata.co.jp h2d_kwht-murata.co.jp Abstract ­ A linear array of oscillators each connected to a radiator to combine output power of the oscillators in free-space can

Polarisation Independent Liquid Crystal 360° Phase Shifter for Optically Generated RF-Signals Wolfgang Vogel *, Manfred Berroth * Institute for Electrical and Optical Communication Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 47, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany, w.vogel-int.uni-stuttgart.de PHPEHU RI ,((( ,QVWLWXWH IRU (OHFWULFDO DQG 2SWLFDO &RPPXQLFDWLRQ (QJLQHHULQJ 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 6WXWWJDUW Pf

RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNAS BASED ON ELECTRICALLY TUNABLE IMPEDANCE SURFACES D. Sievenpiper, J. Schaffner, R. Loo, G. Tangonan HRL Laboratories, LLC. 3011 Malibu Canyon Road, Malibu, CA, 90265 dfsievenpiper-hrl.com © 2001 HRL Laboratories LLC, All Rights Reserved. ABSTRACT We describe an electrically tunable impedance surface, and antennas based on such a surface. The structure is built as a periodic

Measurement on an Active Phased Array Antenna on a Near-Field Range and an Anechoic Far-Field Chamber Wolfgang Haselwander, Manfred Uhlmann, Stefan Wüstefeld, Markus Böck EADS Deutschland GmbH, Germany, 89077 Ulm, Wörthstraße 85 Tel. ++49 731 392 3715, Fax. ++49 731 392 5810 E-Mail : wolfgang.haselwander-vs.dasa.de ABSTRACT : Active Phased Array Antennas especially for use in Radar Systems ( e.g.