• DocumentCode
    1122183
  • Title

    A fiber-optics matched delay filter for RF direction finding

  • Author

    Pappert, Stephen A. ; McLandrich, Matthew N. ; Chang, Ching-Ten

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Dev., Test and Evaluation Div., Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    4/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    273
  • Lastpage
    276
  • Abstract
    A tapped fiber-optics matched delay filter for an RF angle of arrival determination has been constructed and analyzed. The angle-finding characteristics of this four-laser eight-fiber delay line system have been experimentally and theoretically investigated in the 250-750 MHz range. The filter performance was limited by fiber delay time inaccuracies and the unequal frequency responses of the individual laser diodes.
  • Keywords
    Delay filters; Optical fiber applications; Radio direction-finding; Delay effects; Delay lines; Linear antenna arrays; Matched filters; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Radio frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.1985.1074204
  • Filename
    1074204