Optical phase locked ioop signal sources for phased array communications antennas

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3160, Issue , 1997, Pages 142-153

  Langley, L N ^a   Edge, C ^a   Wale, M J ^a   Gliese, U ^b   Seeds, A J ^c   Walton, C ^c   Wright, J ^d   Coryell, L ^d  

^a GEC Marconi Materials Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d US Army Communications and Electronics Command   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency modulation of lasers; Optical beamforming; Optical heterodyne microwave signal generation; Optical phase locked ioops; Phased array antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; BEAM FORMING NETWORKS; BEAMFORMING; LASER MODE LOCKING; LOCKS (FASTENERS); MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; MODULATION; OPTICAL HETERODYNING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADIO COMMUNICATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL GENERATORS;

EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION; FREQUENCY INDEPENDENT; MICROWAVE SIGNAL GENERATIONS; OPTICAL BEAMFORMING; OPTICAL PHASE; OPTICAL PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS; SINGLE FREQUENCY LASER;

MULTIBEAM ANTENNAS;

EID: 33747269785     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.279461     Document Type: Conference Paper

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