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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Kenneth G. Voyce, Bellevue, WA (US);
Bruce L. Blaser, Auburn, WA (US);
Paul R. Norris, Issaquah, WA (US);
Kenneth G. Voyce, Bellevue, WA (US);
Bruce L. Blaser, Auburn, WA (US);
Paul R. Norris, Issaquah, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Various techniques are disclosed to suppress undesired signal components introduced by non-linear amplifiers of phased array antenna systems to accommodate bandwidths greater than one octave. For example, in accordance with one embodiment, a phased array antenna system includes first and second antenna elements adapted to provide first and second received signals in response to a radio signal. The second antenna element is rotated approximately 180 degrees in relation to the first antenna element. Amplifiers may amplify the received signals to provide amplified signals having a bandwidth greater than one octave. Undesired components of the amplified signals introduced by the amplifiers may be suppressed through appropriate phase shifts performed by associated phase shifters and/or power combiners. A power combiner may combine the first and second output signals to provide a combined signal, wherein the first and second undesired components are suppressed in the combined signal relative to the amplified signals.