Title :
True time-delay fiber-optic control of a phased-array transmitter with three-octave bandwidth
Author :
Esman, R.D. ; Frankel, M.Y. ; Parent, M.G.
Author_Institution :
Fiber-Optic Microwave Signal Process. Section, Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a true time-delay fiber-optically controlled phased-array transmitter with eight broadband spiral elements in a sparsely-populated array. The transmitter bandwidth is microwave-component limited to 2-18 GHz frequency range. The transmitter shows ±50° azimuth steering with no observed squint over a complete frequency range
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; antenna testing; delays; microwave antenna arrays; optical fibre communication; telecommunication control; transmitting antennas; 2 to 18 GHz; SHF; azimuth steering; broadband spiral elements; frequency range; microwave-component limited; phased-array transmitter; sparsely-populated array; three-octave bandwidth; time-delay fiber-optic control; transmitter bandwidth; Antenna feeds; Bandwidth; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Optical arrays; Optical control; Optical fiber testing; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Systems Conference, 1995. Conference Proceedings., IEEE NTC '95
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2591-1
DOI :
10.1109/NTCMWS.1995.522884
