Title :
Optically-controlled serially-fed phased array transmitter
Author :
Chang, Y. ; Fetterman, H.R. ; Cohen, D.A. ; Levi, A.F.J. ; Newberg, I.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a new optically controlled phased array system which has all the advantages of true time delay yet only requires one tunable laser, one optical modulator and one fiber optic grating unit.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna phased arrays; delay systems; laser beam applications; microwave imaging; optical modulation; phased array radar; radar transmitters; radio transmitters; timing; fiber optic grating unit; optical modulator; optically-controlled phased array transmitter; serially-fed phased array transmitter; true time delay; tunable laser; Control systems; Delay effects; Fiber lasers; Optical arrays; Optical control; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation; Phased arrays; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1996. MWP '96. Technical Digest., 1996 Internatonal Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3129-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1996.662127
