Title :
PMD impact on true time delay lines in optical beamforming networks based on photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Li, Yao ; Zheng, Xiaoping ; He, Wen ; Zhou, Bingkun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Polarization-dependent RF delay and amplitude due to PMD in OBFNs are investigated. Delay deviation and amplitude fluctuations in each delay line cause a major degradation of the OBFNs radiation pattern.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical delay lines; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; photonic crystals; PMD impact; delay deviation; optical beamforming networks; photonic crystal fibers; polarization mode dispersion; polarization-dependent RF amplitude flucuation; polarization-dependent RF delay; radiation pattern; true time delay lines; Delay; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7824-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664185
