Title :
Slow and fast light in SOA-EA structures for phased-array antennas
Author :
Sales, S. ; Öhman, F. ; Bermejo, A. ; Mørk, J. ; Capmany, J.
Author_Institution :
ITEAM Research Institute, Building 8G, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain, ssales@dcom.upv.es.
Abstract :
We present an SOA-EA structure for controlling the phase and amplitude of optically fed phased-array antennas. Phase shifts of 40 degrees are obtained through slow and fast light effects by changing only the reverse voltage.
Keywords :
Broadband antennas; Fast light; Frequency; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Phased arrays; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801254
