Waveguide binary photonic true-time-delay lines using polymer integrated switches and waveguide delays

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2844, Issue , 1996, Pages 200-211

  Wang, Wenshen ^a   Shi, Yongqiang ^a   Lin, Weiping ^a   Bechtel, James H ^a  

^a TACAN Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Binary delay lines; Electro optic polymers; Integrated optics; Photonic switches; True time delay

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; FABRICATION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; MICROELECTRONICS; MILLIMETER WAVES; MODULATORS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHOTONIC DEVICES; POLYMERS; RADIO WAVES; TIME DELAY; TIME SWITCHES; TIMING CIRCUITS;

ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; ELECTRO-OPTIC POLYMERS; MICRO-FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY; MILLIMETER WAVE FREQUENCIES; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL MATERIAL; OPTICAL INSERTION LOSS; PROGRAMMABLE DELAY LINES; TRUE TIME DELAY;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0004143852     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.259005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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