For enhanced communication on board aircraft, novel antenna systems with broadband satellite-based capabilities are required. The technology will enhance airline operations by providing in-flight connectivity for flight crew information and will bring live TV and high-speed Internet connectivity to passengers. The installation of such systems on board aircraft requires for aerodynamic reasons the development a very low-profile aircraft antenna, which can point to satellites anywhere in the upper hemisphere. Major keystones for the success of steerable low-profile antennas are multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) with an array of broadband antenna elements, and compact micro-wave systems with appropriate beam steering capabilities. The present paper describes the development of a prototype 8x1 optical beam forming network using cascades of optical ring resonators as part of a breadboard Ku-band phased array antenna.


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    Title :

    Broadband optical beam forming for airborne phased array antenna


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    Publication date :

    2009-03-01


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    2324112 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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