Video broadcast using an optically-controlled serially-fed phased-array antenna

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2844, Issue , 1996, Pages 258-268

  Cohen, David A ^a   Levi, A F J ^a   Chang, Yian ^b   Fetterman, Harold R ^b   Newberg, Irwin ^c  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg gratings; Phased array; Photonic antenna; True time delay; Video broadcast; Wireless communication

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA FEEDERS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; RADAR ANTENNAS; RADIO BROADCASTING; RADIO WAVES; TIME DELAY;

COMMUNICATION DEVICE; FIBER-OPTIC GRATING; OPTICALLY CONTROLLED; PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS; PHOTONIC ANTENNA; TRUE TIME DELAY; VIDEO BROADCASTS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 3843070128     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.259012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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