Fibre Bragg grating time delay control of phased array antennae

Anna Molony, Lin Zhang, John A.R. Williams, Ian Bennion, C. Edge, J. Fells

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Abstract

We describe a wavelength-addressed eight-element fibre-optic true time delay line implemented using ultraviolet-inscribed Bragg gratings. A mininum time delay of less than 20 ps is selectable, and the delay line is applicable to rf phased array beam forming at frequencies up to about 1·5 GHz with 10° phase resolution.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1017-1024
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Modern Optics
Volume43
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 1996
Event12th UK National Quantum Electronics Conference - Southampton, United Kingdom
Duration: 4 Sept 19958 Sept 1995

Keywords

  • wavelength-addressed eight-element fibre-optic true time delay line
  • ultraviolet-inscribed Bragg gratings
  • rf phased array beam

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