A 32-element 8-bit photonic true-time-delay system based on a 288 × 288 3-D MEMS optical switch

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 849-851

  Kaman, Volkan ^a   Zheng, Xuezhe ^a   Helkey, Roger J ^a   Pusarla, Chandrasekhar ^a   Bowers, John E ^a  

^a Calient Networks   (United States)

Author keywords

Array signal processing; Microelectromechanical devices; Microelectromechanical system (MEMS); Optical fiber delay lines; Optical switches; Phased array radar

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL CABLES; OPTICAL SWITCHES; RADAR ANTENNAS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

ARRAY SIGNAL PROCESSING; MIRROR-OFFSET TECHNIQUE; OPTICAL FIBER DELAY LINE; PHASED-ARRAY RADAR; TRUE-TIME-DELAY BEAMFORMER;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0037844925     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.811348     Document Type: Article

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