Abstract
Single-sideband time-modulated phased array (STMPA) provides beam-scanning capability and eliminates some undesired sidebands. To further improve the frequency spectrum, the time modulator of the STMPA with S -step waveform for better eliminating the undesired sidebands and widening the allowable signal bandwidth without aliasing is proposed in this letter. The S -step waveform is realized by digital attenuators in time modulators. Most of sidebands are eliminated and the allowable signal bandwidth becomes 4 S times as wide as that of conventional time-modulated array (TMA). The general expressions of the sideband level (SBL) and the theoretical loss of the time modulator related to the number S of the steps are given. To experimentally verify the feasibility of the proposed design, the time modulator with four-step waveform and the corresponding four-element STMPA are fabricated and measured.
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