Title :
Photonic Beamformer with True Time Delay and Phase Control for Large Antenna Arrays
Author :
Vidal, B. ; Mengual, T. ; Ibanez-Lopez, C. ; Marti, J.
Author_Institution :
Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia
Abstract :
An optical beamformer for antenna arrays of many elements based on fiber optical delay lines to feed subarrays and spatial light modulators to change the RF phase between antenna elements is proposed and demonstrated
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; beam steering; electro-optical modulation; microwave antenna arrays; microwave photonics; optical delay lines; optical fibres; spatial light modulators; RF phase; fiber optical delay lines; large antenna arrays; phase control; photonic beamformer; spatial light modulators; subarrays feeding; time delay; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Delay effects; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical variables control; Phase control; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279175
