The effect of amplitude (power) variations on beam combining efficiency for phased arrays

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 291-293

  Fan, Tso Yee ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser arrays; Optical arrays; Phased arrays

Indexed keywords

ARRAY ELEMENTS; BEAM COMBINING; COHERENT BEAM COMBINING; FIBER COUPLERS; LASER ARRAYS; OPTICAL ARRAYS; PHASED ARRAYS; POWER ERRORS; RELATIVE AMPLITUDES; STREHL RATIOS;

EID: 64549145032     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2008.2010232     Document Type: Article

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