Challenges, Solutions, and the Future of High-Power Microwave Antennas
High power antennas are specially designed to direct source power for long range effects in fields such as communication, radar, space, and defense. For defense, specifically high power microwave (HPM) systems, power levels of 100s of MWs to GWs are expected. As power level increases, breakdown in the transmit antenna becomes a leading challenge. The combination of high power and short pulses create fields that often meet or surpass the air breakdown threshold. Minimizing a systems Size, Weight, and Power consumption (SWaP-c) to maximize mobility while maintaining high gain creates a challenging problem space. Recent work in antennas show promise in addressing the common challenges faced by the directed energy (DE) community, shifting the future of HPM antennas.
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- Date: 15 Nov 2024
- Time: 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- Co-sponsored by Wright-Patt Multi-Intelligence Development Consortium (WPMDC), The DOD & DOE Communities
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Anna of AFRL
AM Band Antenna Array
High power antennas are specially designed to direct source power for long range effects in fields such as communication, radar, space, and defense. For defense, specifically high power microwave (HPM) systems, power levels of 100s of MWs to GWs are expected. As power level increases, breakdown in the transmit antenna becomes a leading challenge. The combination of high power and short pulses create fields that often meet or surpass the air breakdown threshold. Minimizing a systems Size, Weight, and Power consumption (SWaP-c) to maximize mobility while maintaining high gain creates a challenging problem space. Recent work in antennas show promise in addressing the common challenges faced by the directed energy (DE) community, shifting the future of HPM antennas.
Biography:
Anna Janicek is a research electronics engineer and the PI for antennas at the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate in the High-Power Electromagnetics Division. Ms. Janicek focuses on identifying and advocating for high gain, beam steerable and/or frequency agile antennas to be transitioned for HPM applications. Ms. Janicek received her MS in Electrical Engineering under advisor Prof. Edl Schamiloglu.
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High power antennas are specially designed to direct source power for long range effects in fields such as communication, radar, space, and defense. For defense, specifically high power microwave (HPM) systems, power levels of 100s of MWs to GWs are expected. As power level increases, breakdown in the transmit antenna becomes a leading challenge. The combination of high power and short pulses create fields that often meet or surpass the air breakdown threshold. Minimizing a systems Size, Weight, and Power consumption (SWaP-c) to maximize mobility while maintaining high gain creates a challenging problem space. Recent work in antennas show promise in addressing the common challenges faced by the directed energy (DE) community, shifting the future of HPM antennas.
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