Abstract: Systems, methods, and methods of fabricating can provide an axially symmetric high-density beamforming architecture. The beamforming architecture can include pluralities of symmetric beamforming layers having integrated electronics. The beamforming layers can be incrementally rotated and stacked with respect to each other in three-dimensions (3D) to provide a high-density topology capable of forming thousands of beams in a phased array antenna. The beamforming layers provide signal/beam pathways from a group (or sub-group) of signal interfaces on an input side of the beamforming layer to a corresponding group of signal interfaces on an output side of the beamforming layer. The beamforming architecture can also include a plurality of beam routing layers that mate with the plurality of beamforming layers to route the signals from a plurality of input beamforming layers to a plurality of output beamforming layers.

Abstract: An electronically aligned wideband tracking modulator system is described. The wide band tracking modulator system comprises a waveguide coupled to an antenna. The wide band tracking modulator system also comprises waveguide tuning circuitry configured to convert RF energy from a waveguide of the wideband tracking modulator system into an RF signal that can be processed by the waveguide tuning circuitry. The waveguide tuning circuitry is also configured to shift a phase of the RF signal. The waveguide tuning circuitry is further configured to convert the phase-shifted RF signal into phase-shifted RF energy and return the phase-shifted RF energy to the waveguide to electrically align the wideband tracking modulator system.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and methods of fabricating can provide an axially symmetric high-density beamforming architecture. The beamforming architecture can include pluralities of symmetric beamforming layers having integrated electronics. The beamforming layers can be incrementally rotated and stacked with respect to each other in three-dimensions (3D) to provide a high-density topology capable of forming thousands of beams in a phased array antenna. The beamforming layers provide signal/beam pathways from a group (or sub-group) of signal interfaces on an input side of the beamforming layer to a corresponding group of signal interfaces on an output side of the beamforming layer. The beamforming architecture can also include a plurality of beam routing layers that mate with the plurality of beamforming layers to route the signals from a plurality of input beamforming layers to a plurality of output beamforming layers.

Abstract: An electronically aligned wideband tracking modulator system is described. The wide band tracking modulator system comprises a waveguide coupled to an antenna. The wide band tracking modulator system also comprises waveguide tuning circuitry configured to convert RF energy from a waveguide of the wideband tracking modulator system into an RF signal that can be processed by the waveguide tuning circuitry. The waveguide tuning circuitry is also configured to shift a phase of the RF signal. The waveguide tuning circuitry is further configured to convert the phase-shifted RF signal into phase-shifted RF energy and return the phase-shifted RF energy to the waveguide to electrically align the wideband tracking modulator system.