Title :
Binary and ternary architectures for a two-channel 5-bit optical receive beamformer
Author :
Palit, Sabarni ; Granieri, Sergio ; Siahmakoun, Azad ; Black, Bruce
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technol., Terre Haute, IN, USA
Abstract :
A binary and ternary 5 bit programmable dispersion matrix is built to control a two-channel receiver beamformer at 1550 nm. Phase measurements for the delay configurations along with beam-patterns at RF frequencies of 0.2-1 GHz are presented.
Keywords :
UHF circuits; UHF phase shifters; antenna phased arrays; array signal processing; beam steering; delay circuits; microwave photonics; optical dispersion; optical phase shifters; radio receivers; 0.2 to 1 GHz; 1550 nm; 5 bit; RF frequency beam patterns; TTD; beam shaping; beam steering; binary programmable dispersion matrix; delay configurations; phase measurements; phased-array antennas; ternary dispersion matrix; true-time delay phase shifters; two-channel receiver beamformers; Array signal processing; Delay circuits; Optical propagation in dispersive media; Phased arrays; Radio receivers; UHF circuits; UHF phase shifters;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2002. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
4-88552-187-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2002.1158916
