Variable spot scanning antenna using optically controlled beam forming network

Proceedings - 2010 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 397-400

  Matsuzawa, Hirofumi ^a   Akiyama, Tomohiro ^a   Sumiyoshi, Hideo ^a   Iguchi, Takehito ^a   Nagase, Masateru ^a   Shoji, Yozo ^b   Fujino, Yoshiyuki ^b   Akaishi, Akira ^b   Suzuki, Ryutaro ^b  

^a MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ELEMENT; BEAM FORMING NETWORK; BEAM WIDTHS; BEAM-STEERING; OPTICALLY CONTROLLED;

ANTENNAS; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION;

BEAM FORMING NETWORKS;

EID: 78650979156     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWP.2010.5664132     Document Type: Conference Paper

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