Micro-optic photonic time shifters based on switched gratings

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3160, Issue , 1997, Pages 17-26

  Stone, Thomas W ^a   Malcuit, Michelle S ^a   Kleinfeld, Jeffrey A ^a   Kralik, John C ^a  

^a Wavefront Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Micro optics; Phased array radar; Switchable gratings; Time delay; Time shifters

Indexed keywords

DELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; TIME DELAY;

CROSSTALK SUPPRESSION; IMPORTANT FEATURES; PHASED ARRAY RADARS; SWITCHABLE GRATINGS; THEORETICAL MODELING; TIME DELAY CHANNELS; TIME SHIFTERS; VOLUME DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0001906849     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.283942     Document Type: Conference Paper

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