Low-loss fiber optic time-delay element for phased-array antennas

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2155, Issue , 1994, Pages 13-23

  Lembo, L J ^a   Holcomb, T ^a   Wickham, M ^a   Wisseman, P ^a   Brock, J C ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAY PROCESSING; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; LASER OPTICS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; TIME DELAY; TIMING CIRCUITS;

BRAGG REFLECTION GRATINGS; CHANNEL MULTIPLEXING; FIBER-OPTIC BRAGG GRATING; NOVEL CONCEPT; OPTICAL CARRIERS; PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS; TIME DELAY ELEMENT; TRUE TIME DELAY;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 0002635217     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.177398     Document Type: Conference Paper

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