High-Power Microwave Beam Steerable Array and Related Methods

摘要

A steerable high-power microwave beam array includes an optical sub-system comprising a laser and an optical time delay unit and a parallel set of RF time delay units. The optical system and/or the RF delay subsystem are utilized to precisely delay the pulses from the microwave antenna elements to provide steerable beam forming.

主权项

1. A steerable high-power microwave beam array comprising:
an optical sub-system, wherein the optical sub-system comprises a laser, an optical time delay unit, and a parallel set of amplifiers, wherein the laser connects to the optical time delay unit, and wherein the optical time delay unit connects to the set of amplifiers; an RF sub-system, wherein the RF sub-system comprises a parallel set of high-power microwave modules and a parallel set of RF time delay units, wherein the set of amplifiers connects to the set of high-power microwave modules, and wherein the set of high-power microwave modules connects to the set of RF time delay units; and an antenna array, wherein the antenna array comprises a plurality of ultra-wide band antennae, wherein the plurality of ultra-wide band antennae connect to the set of RF time delay units.