Spatial Optical Signal Processing Beam Forming Network for 2-Dimensional Beam Steering

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E86-C, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1209-1217

  Inagaki, Keizo ^a   Karasawa, Yoshio ^a  

^a ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 D beam steering; Beam forming network; Fourier transform lens; Graded index fiber lensed single mode fiber; Optical control

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHOTODETECTORS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

BEAM FORMING;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0142007148     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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