To sum up, this contribution shows how WDM optical beamforming architectures can be simplified combining dispersive and non-dispersive time delays to allow the use of photonic beamforming techniques in large antenna arrays. The number of optical sources of the beamformer, as well as its total size and cost, can be highly reduced using this technique. Experimental results validating the feasibility of the technique are provided. |
Antennas
Wavelength division multiplexing
Picosecond phenomena
Optical components
Phased array optics
Phased arrays
Dispersion