Title :
Military and aerospace applications of lightwave technology
Author_Institution :
Hughes Aircraft Lab., Malibu, CA, USA
Abstract :
Examples of the use of lightwave optical-fiber circuits to partition airborne systems are presented. The role of lightwave technology in future radar, communication, and electronic warfare system architectures is discussed. The status of microwave-bandwidth lightwave transmitter and receiver circuits operating from 1-20-GHz is summarized.<>
Keywords :
aerospace; electronic warfare; military systems; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical links; radar; 1 to 20 GHz; SHF; aerospace applications; airborne systems; aircraft; communication; electronic warfare; lightwave technology; microwave-bandwidth lightwave transmitter; optical links; optical-fiber circuits; radar; receiver circuits; system architectures; Aerospace electronics; Bandwidth; Integrated circuit interconnections; MMICs; Missiles; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1988., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
New York, NY, USA
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1988.22175
