True time-delay phased-array antenna feed system based on optical heterodyne techniques

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 160-162

  Xu, Ligeng ^a   Taylor, Robert ^a   Forrest, Stephen R ^a,b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA FEEDERS; FREQUENCY STABILITY; HETERODYNING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

MULTICHANNEL OPTICAL HETERODYNE DETECTION; TRUE TIME DELAY PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA FEED SYSTEM;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 0029778024     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.475812     Document Type: Article

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