Title :
A study of doped patch and dipole antenna arrays with photonic interactions
Author :
Lockyer, D.S. ; Vardaxoglou, J.C. ; Ensell, G.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Loughborough Univ., UK
Abstract :
A technique to control the transmission properties of arrays doped in silicon is described. Photonic excitation creates plasma, which alters array performance. This can be controlled using optical masks and the resonant frequency can be tuned
Keywords :
dipole antenna arrays; microstrip antenna arrays; microwave photonics; Si; doped dipole antenna array; doped patch antenna array; optical mask; photonic excitation; resonant frequency tuning; silicon plasma; transmission properties; Antenna arrays; Conductivity; Dipole antennas; Doping; Frequency selective surfaces; Optical control; Resonance; Silicon; Solids; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2000. MWP 2000. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Oxford
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6455-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2000.889810
