Silica based optical beam former for 60 ghz array antennas

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-46

  Grosskopf, G ^a   Kuhlow, B ^a   Przyrembel, G ^a   Ehlers, H ^a   Eggemann, R ^a   Rohde, D ^a   Zinal, S ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER HEINRICH HERTZ INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beam forming; Broadband mobile communications; Photonic lightwave circuit; Silica; Smart antenna

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTICAL FIBERS; RADIO LINKS; SILICA;

OPTICAL BEAM FORMER; OPTICAL MILLIMETER-WAVE GENERATION;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0042591974     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468030390111878     Document Type: Article

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