• DocumentCode
    3293530
  • Title

    Microwave photonics: Past, present and future

  • Author

    Cox, Charles H. ; Ackerman, Edward I.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonic Syst., Inc., Billerica, MA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    Sept. 9 2008-Oct. 3 2008
  • Firstpage
    9
  • Lastpage
    11
  • Abstract
    In this paper we highlight some of the notable advances in microwave photonics over the last ~45 years and present some speculations about where we may go in the future. Some personal reminiscences are also included.
  • Keywords
    history; microwave photonics; history; microwave photonics; personal reminiscences; Bandwidth; Delay effects; Distributed feedback devices; Masers; Microwave devices; Microwave photonics; Noise figure; Optical fiber cables; Optical modulation; Radio frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave photonics, 2008. jointly held with the 2008 asia-pacific microwave photonics conference. mwp/apmp 2008. international topical meeting on
  • Conference_Location
    Gold Coast, Qld
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2168-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2169-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWP.2008.4666621
  • Filename
    4666621