IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation · 1987 · 87 citations · 6 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringSystems EngineeringAntennasCircuit TheoryMicrowave EngineeringAntenna ArraysAntenna DesignCoupled CircuitsMicrowave AntennasOscillatorsRadio-frequency Integrated CircuitsCoupled OscillatorsNonlinear Differential-algebraic EquationsOscillator AnalysisOscillator TheoryPhase-locked OscillatorsPhased Array AntennasPhased ArraysState-variable Formulation
The behavior of a system of coupled oscillators is shown to have potential applications in the generation of power for integrated phased antenna arrays. Nonlinear differential equations are derived to describe a system of oscillators coupled by an arbitrary frequency-dependent network. State-variable analysis of the linearized equations leads to closed-form solutions for one- and two-dimensional phased array systems. Experimental data for a VHF prototype system is presented, and practical considerations in system design are discussed.
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