2-D scalable optical controlled phased-array antenna system

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6126, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Chen, Maggie Yihong ^a   Howley, Brie ^b   Wang, Xiaolong ^b   Basile, Panoutsopoulos ^c   Chen, Ray T ^b  

^a Omega Optics Inc   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical switch; Optoelectronic; Phased array antenna; Polymer; Thermo optic; Waveguide; WDM

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL SWITCH; OPTOELECTRONIC; PHASED-ARRAY ANTENNA; THERMO-OPTIC;

ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; POLYMERS; SUBSTRATES; WAVEGUIDES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 33646725323     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.660142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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