Integrated ultra-low-loss 4-Bit tunable delay for broadband phased array antenna applications

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1165-1168

  Moreira, Renan L ^a   Garcia, John ^a   Li, Wenzao ^a   Bauters, Jared ^a   Barton, Jonathon S ^a   Heck, Martijn J R ^a   Bowers, John E ^a   Blumenthal, Daniel J ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

optical delay; Optical waveguides; planar lightwave circuit

Indexed keywords

1550 NM; OPTICAL DELAY; PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS; PLANAR LIGHT-WAVE CIRCUITS; PROPAGATION LENGTHS; WAVEGUIDE PROPAGATION;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTICS; PHOTONICS;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 84878789750     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2013.2261807     Document Type: Article

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