Design of High-Performance X-Band Monopulse Comparator for Active Phased Array Radar Applications

Muhammad Hashsham Chishti, Channa Babar Ali, Umar Anjum, Syed Yaseen Shah, Abdulfattah Noorwali, Syed Aziz Shah

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    Abstract

    Monopulse Comparator is one of the core components in development of RF front-end of the tracking radars and therefore widely employed in active phased array radars. Thus, active phased array system are progressively becoming the norm for airborne radars imposing stringent requirement on operation over a wide range of frequencies The proposed design employed four rat race couplers (180° hybrid coupler) to devise the monopulse comparator network and to exploit microstrip technology to realize the network. In this paper, an X-band Monopulse Comparator Network from 8 GHz to 11 GHz is realized on RT Duroid 6002 using microstrip transmission line technology. The design of the monopulse comparator network is modelled and simulated in ANSYS HFSS. The proposed monopulse comparator network achieved VSWR ≤1.6, and isolation values better than 20 dB for almost the entire frequency band.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2021 International Congress of Advanced Technology and Engineering (ICOTEN)
    PublisherIEEE
    ISBN (Electronic)9781665412247
    ISBN (Print)978-1-6654-2966-5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 4 Jul 2021
    Event2021 International Congress of Advanced Technology and Engineering (ICOTEN) - Taiz, Yemen
    Duration: 4 Jul 20215 Jul 2021

    Publication series

    Name2021 International Congress of Advanced Technology and Engineering (ICOTEN)
    PublisherIEEE

    Conference

    Conference2021 International Congress of Advanced Technology and Engineering (ICOTEN)
    Country/TerritoryYemen
    CityTaiz
    Period4/07/215/07/21

    Keywords

    • HFSS
    • Monopulse comparator
    • RF-CAD
    • Rat Race
    • fractional bandwidth
    • microstrip

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Computer Networks and Communications
    • Computer Science Applications
    • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
    • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
    • Waste Management and Disposal

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