Title :
Variable spot scanning antenna using optically controlled beam forming network
Author :
Matsuzawa, Hirofumi ; Akiyama, Tomohiro ; Sumiyoshi, Hideo ; Iguchi, Takehito ; Nagase, Masateru ; Shoji, Yozo ; Fujino, Yoshiyuki ; Akaishi, Akira ; Suzuki, Ryutaro
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura, Japan
Abstract :
An Optically controlled beam forming network has been developed, which has capacity of steering 2 beams and exciting 64 antenna elements. Using it, beam steering and beam width control is possible in parallel.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; beam steering; microwave antennas; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical control; optical fibre networks; optical information processing; active phased array antenna; beam steering; beam width control; optical signal processing; optically controlled beam forming network; variable spot scanning antenna; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Laser beams; Optical beams; Optical fibers; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7824-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664132
