Two optical-control techniques for phased array: Interferometric and dispersive-fiber true time delay

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 1958, Issue , 1993, Pages 133-143

  Esman, R D ^a   Frankel, M Y ^a   Dexter, J L ^a   Goldberg, L ^a   Parent, M G ^a   Stilwell, D ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); DISPERSION (WAVES); LASER TUNING; TIME DELAY; TIMING CIRCUITS; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

DISPERSIVE FIBER; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; NARROW-LINE WIDTH; OCTAVE BANDWIDTHS; OPTICAL CARRIERS; PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS; WAVELENGTH TUNABLE LASERS;

DELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 2342666630     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.157123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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