Title :
Reconfigurable Photonic Feed for Sinuous Antenna
Author :
Emami, Hossein ; Sarkhosh, Niusha ; Lara, Elias Roberto Lopez ; Mitchell, Arnan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Islamic Azad Univ., Isfahan, Iran
Abstract :
A photonic feed system for a four arm sinuous antenna was designed and demonstrated practically. The feed system provided four wideband 90° phase shifted signals to feed the sinuous antenna. It had the ability to become reconfigured in order to receive different polarizations. This was achieved utilizing a computer based bias control and thus there was no need for any mechanical function.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; broadband antennas; computer based bias control; photonic feed system; reconfigurable photonic feed; sinuous antenna; wideband phase shifted signals; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Microwave antennas; Optical polarization; Photonics; Radio frequency; Antenna feeds; optical fiber applications; reconfigurable architectures;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2012.2205368
