A
microwave photon beam forming
network architecture based on switch switching type optical adjustable true
delay line and its
phased array radar system. The architecture realizes
delay difference adjustment of multiple optical signals by modulating
microwave signals in the optical domain and utilizing the characteristics of multiple adjustable
delay paths in a single channel switch switching type delay line, thereby supporting high precision,
wideband beam forming without beam oblique view while greatly reducing the number of delay lines and delay units; through two or more levels of delay configuration, the network can flexibly meet the
wideband delay compensation requirements of different array antenna units, has relatively
low complexity and strong dynamic reconfigurable ability, is suitable for implementation of large-scale
photon integrated chips, the number of delay lines of the application is reduced by about 50%, and no
frequency dispersion is generated, which can significantly reduce the
system complexity, cost and
power consumption, and is especially suitable for
wideband phased array systems such as
millimeter wave,
satellite communication and
radar detection.