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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2007
Michael J. Lee, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Eric V. Miller, Phoenix, MD (US);
Joseph A. Faulkner, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Cynthia W. Berry, Pasadena, MD (US);
Gene A. Digennaro, Dundalk, MD (US);
Kerron R. Duncan, Randallstown, MD (US);
Ronald G. Freitag, Catonsville, MD (US);
Tapan K. Gupta, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Harry V. Guy, Iii, Westminster, MD (US);
Vincent G. Karasack, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Dave M. Krafcsik, Crownsville, MD (US);
Brian T. Mcmonagle, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Robert B. Middleton, Laurel, MD (US);
Benjamin R. Myers, Columbia, MD (US);
Mike L. Salib, Millersville, MD (US);
John P. Vitamvas, Columbia, MD (US);
Thomas M. Walsh, Bowie, MD (US);
Eric D. Zirofsky, Washington, DC (US);
John W. Gipprich, Millersville, MD (US);
Michael J. Lee, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Eric V. Miller, Phoenix, MD (US);
Joseph A. Faulkner, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Cynthia W. Berry, Pasadena, MD (US);
Gene A. Digennaro, Dundalk, MD (US);
Kerron R. Duncan, Randallstown, MD (US);
Ronald G. Freitag, Catonsville, MD (US);
Tapan K. Gupta, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Harry V. Guy, III, Westminster, MD (US);
Vincent G. Karasack, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Dave M. Krafcsik, Crownsville, MD (US);
Brian T. McMonagle, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Robert B. Middleton, Laurel, MD (US);
Benjamin R. Myers, Columbia, MD (US);
Mike L. Salib, Millersville, MD (US);
John P. Vitamvas, Columbia, MD (US);
Thomas M. Walsh, Bowie, MD (US);
Eric D. Zirofsky, Washington, DC (US);
John W. Gipprich, Millersville, MD (US);
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A multi-channel, dual-band, radio frequency (RF) transmit/receive (T/R) module, for an active electronically scanned array, is provided. The module includes a compact, RF manifold connector and at least four T/R channels. Each of the T/R channels includes a notch radiator, a diplexer coupled to the notch radiator, a power amplifier, including at least one dual-band gain stage, coupled to the notch radiator, a low noise amplifier, including at least one lower-band gain stage and at least one upper-band gain stage, coupled to the diplexer, and a T/R cell, including a phase shifter, a signal attenuator and at least one dual-band gain stage, coupled to the power amplifier, the low noise amplifier and the manifold connector.