Radio frequency integrated circuit feed manifold for active electronically scanned array

A system, comprising:

• a radiating element;
• a radio frequency integrated circuit comprising
• a splitter/combiner in communication with the radiating element,
• a transmit beam gain control block in communication with the splitter/combiner and structured to apply a Taylor weighting distribution,
• a receive beam gain control block in communication with the splitter/combiner and structured to apply a Bayliss weighting distribution,
• a transmit beam steering control block in communication with the transmit beam gain control block, and
• a receive beam steering control block in communication with the receive beam gain control block;
• and
• a feed manifold in communication with the transmit beam steering control block and the receive beam steering control block.

A method of assembling an antenna array, the method comprising:

• providing a feed manifold;
• coupling a plurality of radio frequency integrated circuits to the feed manifold, each radio frequency integrated circuit comprising
• a splitter/combiner,
• a transmit beam gain control block in communication with the splitter/combiner and structured to apply a Taylor weighting distribution,
• a receive beam gain control block in communication with the splitter/combiner and structured to apply a Bayliss weighting distribution,
• a transmit beam steering control block in communication with the transmit beam gain control block, and
• a receive beam steering control block in communication with the receive beam gain control block;
• and
• coupling a plurality of radiating elements to the plurality of radio frequency integrated circuits, each radiating element in communication with an associated splitter/combiner.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a radio frequency integrated circuit comprising
• a splitter/combiner structured to communicate with a radiating element;
• a sum beam gain control block in communication with the splitter/combiner and structured to apply a Taylor weighting distribution, wherein the sum beam gain control block is a transmit gain control block;
• a sum beam steering control block in communication with the sum beam gain control block;
• a difference beam gain control block in communication with the splitter/combiner and structured to apply a Bayliss weighting distribution, wherein the difference beam gain control block is a receive gain control block;
• a difference beam steering control block in communication with the difference beam gain control block;
• and
• a multiplexer connecting the transmit gain control block and the receive gain control block to the sum beam steering control block.