Wideband Arrays
Ultra-wideband electronically steered arrays designed for multi-band, multi-orbit missions.
Optisys wideband arrays deliver true ultra-wideband performance in a compact, low-profile architecture suitable for ground, airborne, and space applications. Leveraging proprietary wideband array and waveguide launch technologies, these arrays support analog or digital beamforming while maintaining low insertion loss and high RF efficiency across multiple frequency bands. This enables a single antenna solution to support diverse mission needs, including multi-orbit and multi-constellation architectures.
Designed from the ground up for additive manufacturing, Optisys wideband arrays integrate RF launches, waveguide structures, and mechanical interfaces directly into the array, reducing SWaP and eliminating unnecessary losses. The result is a highly scalable, production-ready antenna with demonstrated ultra-wideband performance—realizing up to 6:1 bandwidth—while maintaining repeatability and robustness across builds.
In addition to electronically steered configurations, Optisys wideband array architectures are flexible enough to be implemented as passive antenna solutions. Optisys can deliver passive wideband arrays with excellent frequency coverage and RF performance while significantly reducing power consumption, system complexity, and integration risk. This flexibility allows customers to select the right balance of performance, SWaP, and system simplicity without requiring a ground-up redesign.
Key Benefits
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Ultra-wideband performance with demonstrated 6:1 bandwidth
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Infinitely scalable architecture across aperture size and gain
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Low SWaP solution for total frequency coverage
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Supports analog or digital beamforming
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Dual-linear polarization
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Low-profile form factor for flexible installation
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Direct circuit card interface reduces loss and integration complexity
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Proprietary waveguide launch design minimizes insertion loss
Key Takeaways
Additive manufacturing allows Optisys wideband arrays to achieve true ultra-wideband performance with lower loss, lower SWaP, and production-ready repeatability across missions and orbits.
Why Additive Manufacturing Matters Here
Ultra-wideband array performance depends on tightly controlled geometry across feeds, launches, and internal RF transitions—something additive manufacturing enables at a level traditional fabrication cannot. Additive processes allow Optisys to integrate complex waveguide launches, broadband transitions, and mechanical interfaces directly into the array, minimizing insertion loss and eliminating assembly-driven variability. This results in a low-profile, lightweight architecture that maintains consistent wideband performance across builds. Just as importantly, additive manufacturing enables scalable apertures and repeatable production without redesign as frequency coverage or gain requirements evolve.
Optisys designs are covered by one or more patents.
