Title :
Spatial light modulator based optically controlled beamformer
Author :
Akiyama, Tomohiro ; Suzuki, Jiro ; Ando, Toshiyuki ; Sakimura, Takeshi ; Hirano, Yohihito
Author_Institution :
Inf. Technol. R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Tokyo
Abstract :
This paper presents a spatial light modulator-based optical beamformer with 100 (10times10) elements, and its experiments in Ku band, such as the amplitude and the phase distribution, and the beam steering control. Moreover, its two-dimensional beam steering experiment is also demonstrated. Measurements agree well with the corresponding calculations.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; beam steering; spatial light modulators; Ku band; beam steering control; optically controlled array antenna; optically controlled beamformer; phase distribution; spatial light modulator; two-dimensional beam steering; Antenna arrays; Lighting control; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical control; Optical fiber polarization; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4618976
