A liquid-crystal control, coherent type optoelectronic phased array antenna beam forming network using polarization multiplex optical heterodyning

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E79-C, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-86

  Kobayashi, Osamu ^a   Ogawa, Hiroyo ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beam forming network; Electrically controllable birefringence mode nematic liquidcrystal cell; Optical heterodyning; Phased array antenna; Polarization multiplex

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BIREFRINGENCE; HETERODYNING; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MICROWAVES; MULTIPLEXING; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHASE SHIFT;

BIREFRINGENCE MODE; OPTICAL HETERODYNING; OPTOELECTRONIC BEAM FORMING NETWORK; POLARIZATION MULTIPLEX;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 0029732599     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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