DocumentCode
2138212
Title
An experimental setup for measuring the tuning time of an optically pumped frequency reconfigurable antenna system
Author
Tawk, Y. ; Hemmady, S. ; Christodoulou, C.G. ; Costantine, J.
Author_Institution
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
8-14 July 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
This paper presents an experimental setup for measuring the tuning time of an optically pumped reconfigurable antenna system. The reconfigurability in the antenna operating frequency is obtained by integrating silicon switches within its structure. The activation of this type of switching elements is obtained by integrating laser diodes with the antenna structure. A prototype antenna is fabricated and used to determine the time needed to tune its operating frequency.
Keywords
antennas; silicon; switches; tuning; antenna operating frequency; antenna structure; integrating laser diodes; integrating silicon switches; optically pumped frequency reconfigurable antenna system; tuning time measurement; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Diode lasers; Optical switches; Silicon; Time frequency analysis; Turning;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0461-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2012.6348459
Filename
6348459
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