BUILT-IN PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR PHASED-ARRAY ANTENNAS WITH BINARY PHASE SHIFTERS

摘要

An advanced method of phased-array antennas (PAA) performance monitoring is presented in this paper. It allows receiving more accurate results for PAA with binary phase shifters. The special attention is paid to such practical aspects of design and application of built-in performance monitoring systems, as the algorithm of controlled channel signal isolation, choice of the location of probe antennas and transfer matrix calibration which is necessary for PAA performance monitoring at system level.