摘要:
Disclosed is an optical control type phased array antenna apparatus having an array antenna of antenna elements. An optical signal processor optically processes input high-frequency signals, and outputs optically processed signals including signal components having phases corresponding to directions in which radio wave signals come and having frequencies equal to those of the input high-frequency signals. Then, each frequency converter mixes a received signal with the optically processed signal in correspondence with the antenna element, and outputs a frequency-converted signal having a frequency of a difference between a frequency of the received signal and a frequency of the optically processed signal. Further, a combiner combines the frequency-converted signals. When reference signals each having a frequency that differs from the frequency of the corresponding radio wave signal by an intermediate frequency are inputted to the optical signal processor as the input high-frequency signals, intermediate frequency signals having the intermediate frequencies and corresponding to the radio wave signals are outputted as received signals from the combiner.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a magnetic disk substrate includes a step of polishing a glass-ceramic having a crystal phase consisting of crystal grains having an average diameter of less than 3 .mu.m with a polishing material having a grain diameter smaller than the diameter of the crystal grain. In one aspect of the invention, the glass-ceramic includes lithium disilicate (Li.sub.2 O--2SiO.sub.2) and alpha-quartz (alpha-SiO.sub.2) as predominant crystal phases and grown crystal grains of the alpha-quartz each have a globular grain structure consisting of aggregated particles and have a diameter within a range of 0.3 .mu.m-3.0 .mu.m.
摘要:
A satellite communication system has a double-layered earth orbit satellite constellation with a lower first orbit altitude and a higher second orbit altitude. In the satellite communication system, first and second communication satellites are deployed in respective earth orbits located at the first and second orbit altitudes to each have first and second satellite communication stations, respectively. Small terminals and large terminals are further provided as earth stations on the earth. Each first satellite communication station communicates with the small terminals and communicates with the first satellite communication stations of adjacent first communication satellites within the same earth orbit and the second satellite communication stations, and each second satellite communication station communicates with the large terminals and communicates with the second satellite communication stations of adjacent communication satellites within the same earth orbit, the second satellite communication stations of the second communication satellites of both adjacent earth orbits, and the first satellite communication stations.