Transmit/receive module of multiwavelength optically controlled phased-array antennas

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1018-1020

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

^a University of California   (United States)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

Gratings; Optical delay lines; Phased arrays; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

MULTIWAVELENGTH OPTICALLY CONTROLLED PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS; OPTICAL DELAY LINES;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 0032121652     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.681303     Document Type: Article

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