Radio astronomical phased arrays with fiber-optic design architecture

4th International Conference on Antenna Theory and Techniques, ICATT 2003

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 617-623

  Bratchikov, A N ^a   Voskresensky, D I ^a   Van't Klooster, K ^b  

^a MOSCOW AVIATION INSTITUTE NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Array signal processing; Delay; Holographic optical components; Holography; Microwave antenna arrays; Optical arrays; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Phased arrays; Transmitting antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; ANTENNAS; BEAMFORMING; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; HOLOGRAPHY; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; MILLIMETER WAVES; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE SHIFT; PHASE SHIFTERS; RADIO TRANSMISSION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME DELAY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ARRAY SIGNAL PROCESSING; DELAY; HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL COMPONENTS; OPTICAL ARRAYS; OPTICAL MIXING; TRANSMITTING ANTENNA;

BEAM FORMING NETWORKS;

EID: 54949131643     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICATT.2003.1238818     Document Type: Conference Paper

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