Title :
Optical beam-former for microwave phased array antennas
Author :
Zaglanikis, C.D. ; Benjamin, R. ; Seeds, A.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
Presents a new beam forming technique for use in optically controlled phased array antennas. The system uses two optical fibre networks to produce a beam having independently specified frequency and aperture phase slope. The theory of the system is presented together with a description of the experimental implementation and results for a system operating at L-band
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; microwave antennas; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; L-band; aperture phase slope; microwave phased array antennas; optical beam forming; optical fibre networks; output frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Optoelectronics, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
