A novel optically controlled phased array antenna system using a programmable-dispersion fiber and a mode-locked laser

Author

Tong, Dennis T K ; Wu, Ming C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

30 Oct-2 Nov 1995

Firstpage

277

Abstract

In conclusion, we have proposed and demonstrate a novel scheme for optically controlled phased array antenna (OCPAA) using a single monolithic colliding pulse mode locked (CPM) laser and a programmable-dispersion fiber delay line. This system is extremely compact and no critical matching of fiber lengths are needed since all RF signals travel through the same fiber. Moreover, the proposed system is robust and highly scaleable in either number of antenna elements or resolution

Keywords

antenna phased arrays; delays; integrated optoelectronics; laser mode locking; optical fibre dispersion; quantum well lasers; RF signals; antenna elements; antenna resolution; extremely compact; fiber lengths; highly scaleable; mode-locked laser; monolithic colliding pulse mode locked laser; optically controlled phased array antenna system; programmable-dispersion fiber; programmable-dispersion fiber delay line; robust; Antenna arrays; Control systems; Delay lines; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical arrays; Optical control; Optical pulses; Phased arrays; Ultraviolet sources;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2450-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1995.484701

Filename

484701