• DocumentCode
    2212421
  • Title

    RF photonics for simultaneous multiple TTD beamforming for 2-D antenna arrays

  • Author

    Schlottau, F. ; Wagner, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Comput. Syst. Center, Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    7-9 Jan. 2002
  • Firstpage
    117
  • Lastpage
    120
  • Abstract
    An all-optical implementation for broadband 2-D array multi-beam steering is presented. A key component of these beamformers is a novel multistage technique for non-mechanical image rotation that is used to turn 2-D beam-steering into a 1-D true time delay problem.
  • Keywords
    array signal processing; beam steering; delays; electro-optical devices; microwave antenna arrays; microwave photonics; optical information processing; 2D antenna arrays; 2D array multi-beam steering; 2D true time delay; RF photonics; all-optical implementation; broadband multi-beam steering; electro-optic image rotator; multistage technique; simultaneous multiple TTD beamforming; Antenna arrays; Array signal processing; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Delay effects; Directive antennas; Hardware; Photonics; Radio frequency; Signal processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Photonics, 2001. MWP '01. 2001 International Topical Meeting on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7003-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWP.2002.981810
  • Filename
    981810