DocumentCode
2602645
Title
Experimental demonstration of a 3-bit photonic beamformer at the mm-band in transmission and receiving modes
Author
Vidal, B. ; Piqueras, M.A. ; Herrera, J. ; Polo, V. ; Corral, J.L. ; Marti, Joan
Author_Institution
Centro de Tecnologia Nanofotonica, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
fYear
2004
fDate
4-6 Oct. 2004
Firstpage
309
Lastpage
312
Abstract
The performance of a photonic beamformed beam-switched phased array antenna based on optical switches and dispersive media is experimentally demonstrated in the 40 GHz band. Both transmission and receiving modes have been tested. Broadband data transmission and are presented.
Keywords
antenna phased arrays; microwave photonics; optical receivers; optical switches; optical transmitters; 3-bit photonic beamformer; 40 GHz; broadband data transmission; dispersive media; optical switches; phased array antenna; radiation pattern measurements; receiving modes; transmission modes; Antenna arrays; Array signal processing; Dispersion; High speed optical techniques; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Phased arrays; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics, 2004. MWP'04. 2004 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8491-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWP.2004.1396903
Filename
1396903
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