DocumentCode
322001
Title
Optical beam scanning of active patch antennas
Author
Shimasaki, H. ; Tsutsumi, M.
Author_Institution
Kyoto Inst. of Technol., Japan
fYear
1996
fDate
5-5 Dec. 1996
Firstpage
213
Lastpage
216
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics, 1996. MWP '96. Technical Digest., 1996 Internatonal Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location
Kyoto, Japan
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3129-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWP.1996.662135
Filename
662135
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