Title :
Optical beam scanning of active patch antennas
Author :
Shimasaki, H. ; Tsutsumi, M.
Author_Institution :
Kyoto Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
It is experimentally shown that the radiation pattern from two coupled active antennas can be changed by laser illumination of the FET. The null direction is scanned 22 degrees by the laser power of up to 19 mW.
Keywords :
Schottky gate field effect transistors; active antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; laser beam applications; microstrip antenna arrays; 19 mW; MESFET illumination; X-band antenna; active patch antennas; coupled active antennas; laser illumination; optical beam scanning; radiation pattern; Frequency; Microwave antenna arrays; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical control; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Patch antennas; Phase shifters; 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.1996.662135
