Title :
Wideband 0/π retro-reflective photonic system
Author :
Yaron, Lior ; Langer, Tomi ; Geiler, Yuri ; Zach, Shlomo ; Tur, Moshe
Author_Institution :
Tel-Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv, Israel
Abstract :
A novel 0/π wideband (a few GHz) retro-reflective photonic system is proposed and demonstrated, exhibiting high reciprocity, long delays, close-to-unity (~0.2 dB rms, ~1 deg rms) differential RF transfer function, which makes it suitable for demanding microwave applications.
Keywords :
electronic warfare; optical delay lines; radar imaging; close-to-unity differential RF transfer function; microwave application; radar image; wideband 0/π retro-reflective photonic system; Delay; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Photonics; Radar; Radio frequency; Microwaves; Optical delay lines; Optical processing of radar images;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronics Systems (COMCAS), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tel Aviv
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1692-8
DOI :
10.1109/COMCAS.2011.6105845