Waveguide-hologram-based wavelength-multiplexed pseudoanalog true-time-delay module for wideband phased-array antennas

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 3053-3059

  Fu, Zhenhai ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; ANTENNA RADIATION; BANDWIDTH; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; HOLOGRAMS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

TRUE-TIME-DELAY (TTD) MODULE;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0032620872     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.003053     Document Type: Article

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