Title :
Atacama large millimeter array local oscillator: How photonics is enabling millimeter-wave astronomy
Author :
Thacker, D. L Skip ; Shillue, Bill
Author_Institution :
Nat. Radio Astron. Obs., Charlottesville, VA, USA
Abstract :
In this talk we will describe the unique photonic technology that provides the reference for the local oscillator system of the ALMA millimeter wave radio telescope as well as describing the “down-stream” part of the local oscillator system.
Keywords :
oscillators; radioastronomical techniques; radioastronomy; radiotelescopes; radiowave interferometry; ALMA millimeter wave radio telescope; Atacama Large Millimeter Array; interferometric visibility; local oscillator system; millimeter-wave astronomy; photonic technology; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Asia; Europe; Local oscillators; Observatories; Radio astronomy;
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
