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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/KJOP.2006.17.1.007

Optical True Time-Delay for Planar Phased Array Antennas Composed of a FBG Prism and a Fiber Delay Lines Matrix  

Jung, Byung-Min (School of Electronic Engineering, Soongsil University)
Shin, Jong-Dug (School of Electronic Engineering, Soongsil University)
Kim, Boo-Gyoun (School of Electronic Engineering, Soongsil University)
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Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.17, no.1, 2006 , pp. 7-17 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we proposed an optical true time-delay (TTD) for planar phased array antennas (PAAs), which is composed of a wavelength-dependent optical true time delay (WDOTTD) followed by a wavelength-independent optical true time delay (WIOTTD). The WDOTTD is a fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) Prism and the WDOTTD is a fiber delay-lines matrix of which each component consists of a certain length of fiber connected to cross-ports of a 2${\times}$2 MEMS switch. A 10-GHz 2-bit${\times}$4-bit two-dimensional optical TTD has been fabricated by cascading a WDOTTD with a maximum time delay of 810 ps to a WIOTTD of $\pm$50 ps. Time delay and insertion loss for each radiation angle have been measured. Time delay error for the WIOTTD has been measured to be less than $\pm$1 ps. We have also designed a two-dimensional 10-GHz PAA composed of 8${\times}$8 microstrip patch antenna elements driven by the proposed TTD. The radiation patterns of this PAA have been obtained by simulation and analyzed.
Keywords
Phased Array Antenna; Optical True Time-Delay; Fiber-Optic Delay Line; Fiber Bragg Grating;
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