Title :
Photonic technologies for antenna beamforming
Author :
Tur, Moshe ; Yaron, Lior ; Raz, Oded
Author_Institution :
Tel Aviv Univ., Tel Aviv, Israel
Abstract :
Among the many photonic technologies available for antenna beamforming, those which provide flat RF response over a very wideband RF bandwidth, high signal to noise ratio, multiple-beam capabilities and minimum complexity are to be preferred.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; array signal processing; broadband antennas; microwave photonics; antenna beamforming; broadband phased array antennas; flat RF response; photonic technology; signal to noise ratio; wideband RF bandwidth; Arrays; Delay; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Photonics; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6