Title :
Beam-steering of receiving array antenna using local signal beamformer by optical signal processing
Author :
Akiyama, Tomohiro ; Inagaki, Keizo ; Mizuguchi, Yoshihiko
Author_Institution :
ATR Adaptive Commun. Res. Labs., Kyoto, Japan
Abstract :
Beam-steering of receiving array antenna using local signal beamformer by optical signal processing is demonstrated in the X-band. The arriving direction of RF beam is recognized from the location of the light in the optical signal processor
Keywords :
array signal processing; beam steering; microwave antenna arrays; microwave photonics; optical information processing; receiving antennas; X-band; arriving direction; beam-steering; local signal beamformer; optical signal processing; optical signal processor; receiving array antenna; Antenna arrays; Frequency conversion; Microwave antenna arrays; Optical arrays; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; RF signals; Receiving antennas; Signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2000. MWP 2000. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Oxford
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6455-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2000.889794
