DocumentCode
789482
Title
Optical multibeamforming network based on WDM and dispersion fiber in receive mode
Author
Blanc, Stéphane ; Alouini, Mehdi ; Garenaux, Karl ; Queguiner, Morgan ; Merlet, Thomas
Author_Institution
Antenna Dept., Thales Air Defence, Limours
Volume
54
Issue
1
fYear
2006
Firstpage
402
Lastpage
411
Abstract
We present and experimentally demonstrate an optical beamformer for the receive mode based on optical summation and dispersive fiber. This architecture allows a high number of simultaneous beams without multiplying the number of active elements. The incoherent optical summation based on wavelength division multiplexing is analyzed in term of RF dynamic range and validated by experiments
Keywords
array signal processing; multibeam antennas; optical fibre dispersion; wavelength division multiplexing; active elements; dispersion fiber; dispersive fiber; incoherent optical summation; optical multibeamforming network; receive mode antenna; wavelength division multiplexing; Array signal processing; Dispersion; Intelligent networks; Laser radar; Optical beams; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Radar antennas; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Dispersive fiber; optical beamforming; receive mode antenna; wavelength division multiplexing (WDM);
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9480
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMTT.2005.860499
Filename
1573837
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