Title :
Optical phase synchronization in coherent optical beamformers for phased array receive antennas
Author :
Burla, M. ; García, A. García ; Zhuang, L. ; Meijerink, A. ; Roeloffzen, C.G.H. ; Marpaung, D.A.I. ; Khan, M.R.H. ; van Etten, W.
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. Eng. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
An optical phase synchronization system using a power feedback loop technique is experimentally demonstrated. The system allows coherent combining of signals modulated on the same optical carrier in a hybrid optical beam forming system setup.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; array signal processing; optical communication; coherent optical beamformers; hybrid optical beam forming system; optical carrier; optical phase synchronization; phased array receive antennas; power feedback loop technique; Antenna arrays; Feedback loop; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical ring resonators; Optical sensors; Phased arrays; Receiving antennas;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343380
