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
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