Ultrawide-band fiber-optic control of a millimeter-wave transmit beamformer

Authors
Tulchinsky, DA Matthews, PJ
Citation
Da. Tulchinsky et Pj. Matthews, Ultrawide-band fiber-optic control of a millimeter-wave transmit beamformer, IEEE MICR T, 49(7), 2001, pp. 1248-1253
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES
ISSN journal
00189480 → ACNP
Volume
49
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1248 - 1253
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9480(200107)49:7<1248:UFCOAM>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
An ultrawide-band fiber-optic true time-delay millimeter-wave array transmi tter is fully characterized and demonstrated in this paper. The beamformer is based on dispersive-prism optical-delay lines and exhibits squint-free /- 60 degrees steering in azimuth across the entire Ka-band (26.5-40 GHz). This is believed to be the first fully functioning demonstration of a photo nically controlled wide-band millimeter-wave transmitter system.