Title :
Photonic integration and components development for a Ku-band phased array antenna system
Author :
Marpaung, David ; Zhuang, Leimeng ; Burla, Maurizio ; Roeloffzen, Chris ; Noharet, Bertrand ; Wang, Qin ; Beeker, Willem P. ; Leinse, Arne ; Heideman, Rene
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. Eng. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
In this paper the development of a phased array antenna system using a photonic beamformer is reported. The paper emphasizes on the photonic integration between two main components of the beamformer, namely the photonic beamformer chip and the electroabsorption modulator array. System level simulation is used to determine the required performance of each component. The measurements on the component characteristics are presented.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; electroabsorption; integrated optics; Ku-band phased array antenna system; components development; electroabsorption modulator array; photonic beamformer chip; photonic integration; Arrays; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Photonics; electroabsorption modulator; microwave photonics; optical signal processing; phased-array antenna; photonic integration;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2011 International Topical Meeting on & Microwave Photonics Conference, 2011 Asia-Pacific, MWP/APMP
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-716-0
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2011.6088770
