A PHOTONIC INTEGRATED-OPTIC RF PHASE-SHIFTER FOR PHASED-ARRAY ANTENNA BEAM-FORMING APPLICATIONS

被引:99
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作者
COWARD, JF
YEE, TK
CHALFANT, CH
CHANG, PH
机构
[1] Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Sunnyvale, CA
关键词
Phase shifters - Antenna phased arrays - Directional patterns (antenna) - Light modulators - Error analysis - Phase control - Antenna feeders;
D O I
10.1109/50.257989
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A photonic in-phase/quadrature (I-Q) RF phase shifter utilizing two integrated optic Mach-Zehnder modulators has been tested. This phase shifter demonstrates the capability of 360 degrees phase control, < 1 degrees RF errors at constant amplitude, and < 1 degrees errors over a 30-dB RF amplitude taper.
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页码:2201 / 2205
页数:5
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