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A K-band four-element dual-beam phased-array receiver with high transmit isolation for SATCOM applications
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  • Shichao Jin,
  • Zhuoheng Xie,
  • Yuqian Yang,
  • Jiaxing Sun,
  • Bo Huang,
  • Chenyu Mei,
  • Jinhuai Su,
  • Jun Huang,
  • Dunge Liu,
  • Xiulong Wu
Shichao Jin
Space Star Technology Co., Ltd.

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Zhuoheng Xie
Anhui University
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Yuqian Yang
Space Star Technology Co., Ltd.
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Jiaxing Sun
Space Star Technology Co., Ltd.
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Bo Huang
Chongqing Southwest Integrated Circuit Design Co., Ltd
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Chenyu Mei
Space Star Technology Co., Ltd.
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Jinhuai Su
Space Star Technology Co., Ltd
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Jun Huang
Space Star Technology Co., Ltd
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Dunge Liu
State Key Laboratory of Space-Ground Integrated Information Technology
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Xiulong Wu
Anhui University
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Abstract

This letter presents the design and implementation of a K-band four-element dual-beam phased-array receiver with more than 28.14 dB transmit-receive isolation in 65-nm CMOS SOI for SATCOM applications. By properly designing the inter-stage and output matching networks of the four-stage low noise amplifier, the isolation between the transmit and receive chains of the full-duplex shared-aperture phased-array antenna system can be effectively enhanced to meet the practical requirements. In addition, to meet the demands of precise phase shifts of phased-array systems, an active vector-modulated phase shifter with low power consumption, small area occupation, and positive gain is designed. Based on the proposed methodology, a K-band four-element dual beam phased-array receiver operating from 17.7 to 21.2 GHz is designed and measured. The measurement results show the transmit-receive isolation is greater than 28.14 dB, the single-channel gain is 21.48-25.31 dB, and the noise figure is 2.42-2.77 dB over the entire working frequency. Meanwhile, the measured RMS gain error and RMS phase error are less than 0.43 dB and 3.8°, respectively.