Phased array radar control using ferroelectric liquid crystal devices

Author

Riza, Nabeel A. ; Madamopoulos, Nicholas

Author_Institution

Center for Res. & Educ. in Opt. & Lasers, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

18-21 Nov. 1996

Firstpage

52

Abstract

In this paper, we show how ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) devices, when combined with certain optical noise reduction schemes can give us the desired high performance photonic time delay lines (PTDLs), both in speed and optical on/off isolation at both output ports of the switching fabric, as required for advanced wideband radar. This is unlike all previous FLC switching fabric designs where no such active noise reduction scheme was used.

Keywords

electro-optical switches; ferroelectric liquid crystals; liquid crystal devices; optical delay lines; optical isolators; optical noise; phased array radar; radar signal processing; FLC; FLC switching fabric designs; active noise reduction scheme; advanced wideband radar; ferroelectric liquid crystal devices; high performance photonic time delay lines; optical noise reduction schemes; optical on/off isolation; output ports; phased array radar control; switching fabric; Delay effects; Fabrics; Ferroelectric materials; Laser radar; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Optical devices; Optical noise; Phased arrays; Photonic crystals;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3160-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1996.571544

Filename

571544