Title :
The past, present and future of microwave photonics
Author_Institution :
Center for Microwave Lightwave Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
The rapid development of microwave and optical electronics over the past few decades led to the natural merger of these important technologies, and microwave photonics was born. This paper highlights some of the past developments and attempts to identify future trends in microwave photonics.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; microwave devices; microwave photonics; optical control; High speed optical techniques; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave photonics; Optical arrays; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1996. MWP '96. Technical Digest., 1996 Internatonal Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3129-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1996.662058
