DocumentCode
2703415
Title
Broadband nulling for conformal phased array antennas using photonic processing
Author
Zmuda, H.
Author_Institution
Graduate Eng. & Res. Center, Florida Univ., Shalimar, FL
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
17
Lastpage
19
Abstract
This paper presents a photonic architecture for independently steering the broadband nulls of linear and conformal phased array antennas. Analytic expressions quantifying bandwidth requirements are developed and simulation results demonstrating array performance are presented
Keywords
UHF antennas; antenna phased arrays; array signal processing; conformal antennas; electro-optical modulation; laser beam applications; laser tuning; microwave photonics; optical fibres; array performance; bandwidth requirements; broadband nulling; conformal phased array antennas; linear array antennas; photonic architecture; photonic processing; tunable laser-based system; Antenna arrays; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Equations; Linear antenna arrays; Optical arrays; Optical filters; Phased arrays; Polynomials; Radio frequency;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics, 2000. MWP 2000. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location
Oxford
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6455-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWP.2000.889774
Filename
889774
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