Title :
Optical beamforming for phased array antennas using stimulated Brillouin Scattering
Author :
Sagues, Mikel ; Loayssa, Alayn
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., Univ. Publica de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Abstract :
We present a technique to use Stimulated Brillouin Scattering processing for RF phase-shift in optical feed networks of phased array antennas. Proof-of-concept experiments of beam steering in a 5-element array are demonstrated.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; array signal processing; beam steering; microwave photonics; optical receivers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; wavelength division multiplexing; 5-element array; RF phase shift; beam steering; optical beamforming; optical feed networks; optical receivers; phased array antennas; stimulated Brillouin scattering; wavelength division multiplexer; Antenna arrays; Array signal processing; Brillouin scattering; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical scattering; Phased arrays; Radio frequency; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2009. MWP '09. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4788-6
