Title :
A 4-bit optical-true time-delay for 10-GHz phased array antennas using optical MEMS switches and fiber-optic delay lines
Author :
Shin, Jong-Dug ; Yoon, Yung-Min ; Jung, Byung-Min ; Kim, Boo-Gyoun
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Soongsil Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
In this paper, experimental results on a 4-bit TTD for 10-GHz linear PAA systems are reported, using the optical MEMS switches and fiber-optic delay-lines, This 4-bit TTD is capable of scanning a radiation beam to one of 16 different directions within 200 μs.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; delays; micro-optics; microswitches; optical delay lines; optical fibres; optical switches; 10 GHz; 200 mus; 4 bit; fiber-optic delay lines; optical MEMS switches; optical-true time-delay; phased array antennas; Antenna arrays; Delay lines; Microswitches; Optical arrays; Optical fiber couplers; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Phased arrays; Pulse measurements; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363217
