Two-dimensional optical architecture for phase and time-delay beam forming in a phased array antenna

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 1703, Issue , 1992, Pages 481-489

  Dolfi, D ^a   Bann, S ^a   Huignard, J P ^a   Roger, J ^a  

^a THALES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAY PROCESSING; BEAM FORMING NETWORKS; BEAMFORMING; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT MODULATORS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME DELAY; TIMING CIRCUITS;

ACOUSTOOPTIC FREQUENCY SHIFTER; COHERENT DETECTION; DUAL-FREQUENCY LASERS; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; OPTICAL ARCHITECTURES; PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 85027180840     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.138417     Document Type: Conference Paper

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