The First Demonstration Of An Optically Steered Microwave Phased Array Antenna Using True-Time-Delay

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1991, Pages 1124-1131

  Wille Ng, L ^a   Walston, Andrew A ^b  

^a Hughes Aircraft Co   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS--PHASED ARRAYS; ANTENNAS--RADIATION; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR--APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL FIBERS--APPLICATIONS;

BROADBAND APPLICATIONS; FIBER OPTIC DELAY LINES; FIBER OPTIC TIME SHIFTER NETWORKS; L/X-BAND RADIATION PATTERNS; OPTICALLY STEERED MICROWAVE PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA; TRUE-TIME DELAY STEERING;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 0026218950     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.85809     Document Type: Article

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