Phased-array antenna, maximum-compression, reversible photonic beam former with ternary designs and multiple wavelengths

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 983-996

  Riza, Nabeel A ^a   Madamopoulos, Nicholas ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersive fiber; One dimensional steering; Phased array antennas; Photonic beam forming; Ternary designs; Two dimensional steering; Wavelength multiplexing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242397495     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.000983     Document Type: Article

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