• DocumentCode
    3076924
  • Title

    8 channels, 5 bits wideband optical beam steering up to Ku band

  • Author

    Vodjdani, N. ; Granger, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Thales Res. & Techologies, Orsay, France
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    10-12 Sept. 2003
  • Firstpage
    389
  • Lastpage
    391
  • Abstract
    The capability of optical technology to perform beamsteering over a large bandwidth without beamsquint is demonstrated on a 8 channels prototype operating in the 6-18 GHz frequency band. The angular coverage of 90° with 9 beam positions is realised by a 5 bits optical true time delay module covering delays from 6.4 ps to 178.4 ps.
  • Keywords
    antenna phased arrays; beam steering; delays; microwave photonics; 6 to 18 GHz; 6.4 to 178.4 ps; optical true time delay; wideband optical beam steering; Bandwidth; Delay effects; Optical attenuators; Optical beams; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Radio frequency; Stimulated emission; Wideband;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Photonics, 2003. MWP 2003 Proceedings. International Topical Meeting on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8691-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWP.2003.1422933
  • Filename
    1422933