Title :
Optical delay line using arrayed waveguide grating in fold-back configuration for phased-array antennas
Author :
Vidal, B. ; Corral, J.L. ; Marti, J.
Author_Institution :
Fibre-Radio Group, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
An optical delay line (ODL) employing an arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) in a fold-back configuration is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. it offers crosstalk reduction, loss-imbalance and complementary delays as compared with a previously reported loop-back AWG-based ODL.
Keywords :
antenna accessories; antenna phased arrays; arrayed waveguide gratings; integrated optics; microwave photonics; optical control; optical crosstalk; optical delay lines; AWG-based delay line; arrayed-waveguide grating; complementary delays; crosstalk reduction; fold-back configuration; loss-imbalance; optical delay line; phased-array antennas; Antenna accessories; Integrated optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical delay lines; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2002. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
4-88552-187-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2002.1158915
