DocumentCode
3530017
Title
Variable spot scanning antenna using optically controlled beam forming network
Author
Matsuzawa, Hirofumi ; Akiyama, Tomohiro ; Sumiyoshi, Hideo ; Iguchi, Takehito ; Nagase, Masateru ; Shoji, Yozo ; Fujino, Yoshiyuki ; Akaishi, Akira ; Suzuki, Ryutaro
Author_Institution
Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura, Japan
fYear
2010
fDate
5-9 Oct. 2010
Firstpage
397
Lastpage
400
Abstract
An Optically controlled beam forming network has been developed, which has capacity of steering 2 beams and exciting 64 antenna elements. Using it, beam steering and beam width control is possible in parallel.
Keywords
antenna phased arrays; beam steering; microwave antennas; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical control; optical fibre networks; optical information processing; active phased array antenna; beam steering; beam width control; optical signal processing; optically controlled beam forming network; variable spot scanning antenna; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Laser beams; Optical beams; Optical fibers; Optical reflection;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-7824-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664132
Filename
5664132
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