Optical phase-based beamformer using MZM SSB modulation combined with crystal polarization optics and a spatial light modulator

Optics Communications

Volumn 281, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-224

  Mengual, T ^a   Vidal, B ^a   Stoltidou, Chr ^b   Blanch, S ^b   Marti J ^a   Jofre, L ^b   McKenzie, I ^c   del Cura, J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d SENER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microwave photonics; Multibeam; Optical beamforming; Phased array antennas; Spatial light modulator

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; PHASE CONTROL; PHOTONICS;

BEAM STEERING CAPABILITY; CRYSTAL POLARIZATION OPTICS; MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATOR (MZM); MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; MULTIBEAM;

BEAMFORMING;

EID: 36248967162     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2007.09.017     Document Type: Article

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