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An investigation on the performance of receiving optical beam-forming networks
, Article Final Program and Book of Abstracts - iWAT 2010: 2010 International Workshop on Antenna Technology: Small Antennas, Innovative Structures and Materials, 1 March 2010 through 3 March 2010 ; March , 2010 ; 9781424448845 (ISBN) ; Akbari, M ; Sharif University of Technology
2010
Abstract
Next generation wideband and ultra-wideband radar antenna arrays need efficient true-time delay networks for array control. Following the great interest for optical control of antenna array beam steering, performance analysis of optical beam-formers is a must. In this paper signal to noise ratio and dynamic range of simple optical beamforming structures with components off the shelf are investigated theoretically. Especially the effects of certain power combining components such as arrayed wave guide gratings, broadband passive optical combiners and microwave combiners inspected. It turns up that an efficient microwave combiner would surpass the optical combiners in both SNR and dynamic...