Title :
Coherent photonic integrated beamformer for phased-array antennas
Author :
Stulemieijer, J. ; van Vliet, F.E. ; Benoist, K.W. ; Maat, D.H.P. ; Smit, M.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol. & Syst., Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
The feasibility of an extremely compact photonic integrated circuit for controlling phase and amplitude of a 16-element phased-array microwave antenna has been demonstrated experimentally.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; array signal processing; electro-optical modulation; integrated optoelectronics; microwave antenna arrays; microwave photonics; optical control; optical phase locked loops; optical phase shifters; phase control; 16-element array; OEIC; amplitude control; coherent photonic integrated beamformer; microwave array antenna; phase control; phased-array antennas; photonic integrated circuit; Amplitude modulation; Bandwidth; Frequency; Optical control; Optical design; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5135-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1999.779582
