Configurable Polarimetric Phased Array Transceiver Architecture

A configurable phased array transceiver, comprising:

• a first beamforming unit configured to provide a first beam;
• a second beamforming unit configured to provide a second beam;
• and
• a first bi-directional power controller configured to combine the first beam and the second beam into a single output or to split a single transmit input into two signals, one for each beam forming unit,
• wherein each beamforming unit comprises a plurality of radio frequency (RF) front-ends, each front-end being configured to transmit or receive RF signals, and
• wherein each beamforming unit is independently configurable to operate in a transmit (TX) or a receive (RX) mode.