Open AccessA prototype high-speed optically-steered X-band phased array antenna
Author(s) -
Pengfei Wu,
Suning Tang,
Daniel Raible
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.21.032599
Subject(s) - phased array optics , phased array , optics , beam steering , broadband , antenna (radio) , materials science , beam (structure) , optoelectronics , physics , computer science , telecommunications
We develop a prototype of optically-steered X-band phased array antenna with capabilities of multi-band and multi-beam operations. It exploits high-speed wavelength tunable lasers for optical true-time delays over a dispersive optical fiber link, enabling agile, broadband and vibration-free RF beam steering with large angle.