%0 Journal Article
%T Hybrid Optical Beam-Former in Receiver Mode
%A Pham Q. Thai
%A Arokiaswami Alphones
%J Optics and Photonics Journal
%P 130-136
%@ 2160-889X
%D 2011
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/opj.2011.13022
%X In this paper, an optical beam-former in receiving mode has been proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The requirement in system's hardware has been dramatically reduced using a hybrid approach between dispersive and non-dispersive delay. The proposed system is capable of supporting RF signals from L-band to X-band, with large coverage and strong robustness against the grating's group delay ripples.
%K Chirped Fiber Grating
%K Group Delay Ripple
%K Microwave Photonics
%K Optical Phased Array 
Antennas
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=7710