• DocumentCode
    2427965
  • Title

    Photonics for agile-beam wideband antenna systems

  • Author

    Johnson, L.M. ; Betts, G.E. ; Schulz, P.A. ; Juodawlkis, P.W. ; Lyons, W.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    24-28 July 2000
  • Abstract
    RF/photonic techniques which exploit the small size and weight of optical fiber, the wide bandwidths of optoelectronic components, and the unique capabilities offered by wavelength multiplexing offer very significant opportunities for realizing high-performance array antenna systems.
  • Keywords
    microwave antenna arrays; microwave photonics; optoelectronic devices; wavelength division multiplexing; RF/photonic techniques; agile-beam wideband antenna system photonics; high-performance array antenna systems; microwave photonics; optical fiber; optoelectronic components; small size; small weight; wavelength multiplexing; wide bandwidths; Antenna arrays; Array signal processing; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Optical arrays; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Photonics; RF signals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronic-Enhanced Optics, Optical Sensing in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Electro-Optics in Space, Broadband Optical Networks, 2000. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
  • Conference_Location
    Aventura, FL, USA
  • ISSN
    1099-4742
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6252-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSST.2000.869731
  • Filename
    869731