Highly dispersive photonic crystal fibers for true-time-delay modules of an x-band phased array antenna

Yongqiang Jiang; Zhong Shi; Brie Howley; Ray T. Chen

doi:10.1117/12.527992

9 July 2004 Highly dispersive photonic crystal fibers for true-time-delay modules of an x-band phased array antenna

Yongqiang Jiang, Zhong Shi, Brie Howley, Ray T. Chen

Proceedings Volume 5360, Photonic Crystal Materials and Devices II; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.527992
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2004, 2004, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

•A two-dimensional optically controlled phased array antenna (PAA) system is proposed. The system employs highly dispersive photonic crystal fibers (HDPCFs) to provide the true-time-delays (TTD). Independent azimuth and elevation control is obtained through a mid-stage optical wavelength conversion process. The dispersion of the fabricated is as high as -600 ps/nmkm around 1550 nm which is 33 times of conventional telecom SMF. By employing the PCFs to increase the dispersion, the TTD module size can be proportionally reduced. A 64-element (8x8) PCF-based PAA system is under construction. Simulation results operating at X-band are shown in this paper.

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Yongqiang Jiang, Zhong Shi, Brie Howley, and Ray T. Chen "Highly dispersive photonic crystal fibers for true-time-delay modules of an x-band phased array antenna", Proc. SPIE 5360, Photonic Crystal Materials and Devices II, (9 July 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.527992

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