Title :
Design and performance of an optically controlled phased array antenna
Author :
Etem, Y. ; Lewis, M.F.
Author_Institution :
DRA, Malvern, UK
Abstract :
An optical beamformer incorporating a 360/spl deg/ phase SLM was remotely coupled to a nine-element antenna through 100 metre of ribbon fibre. In our antenna test facility it provided stable and close-to-theoretical performance at 1.3 GHz.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; array signal processing; optical information processing; spatial light modulators; SLM; UHF; nine-element antenna; optical beamformer; optically controlled phased array antenna; ribbon fibre; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical control; Optical design; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Phased arrays;
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.1996.662134
