IPITEK proposes to design a highly scalable photonic true time delay solution enabling a multifunction wideband electronically scanned antenna. Our innovative architecture utilizes passive Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) true-time-delay (TTD) modules to address all antenna array elements in parallel, while not requiring active optical elements, in the control of a large array of antenna elements for both broadband RF and wide angle steering. Phase I will investigate the proposed design and validate the feasibility to meet Navy specifications. Phase II will address a COTS-based demonstration of the concept for a limited array size, and justify the scalability to large arrays.
Keywords: True Time Delay (Ttd); Beam Forming Network; Shared Aperture Antennas; Next Generation Phased Array Radar; Electronic Warfare Systems; Fiber Optics
