A novel multiwavelength optically controlled phased array antenna with a programmable dispersion matrix

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 812-814

  Tong, Dennis T K ^a   Wu, Ming C ^a,b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT MODULATORS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHASE SHIFT; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

COLLIDING PULSE MODE LOCKED SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; ELECTROOPTICAL MODULATOR; MONOLITHIC MODE LOCKED LASERS; MULTIWAVELENGTH LASER; MULTIWAVELENGTH OPTICALLY CONTROLLED PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA; PROGRAMMABLE DISPERSION MATRIX; SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 0030166078     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.502103     Document Type: Article

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