Microwave band demonstration of a reflective geometry fiber and free-space binary photonic delay line

    Authors

    N. A. Riza;N. Madamopoulos

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    IEEE Microw. Guided Wave Lett.

    Keywords

    liquid crystal; optical fiber; phased-array antennas; photonic delay; lines; PHASED-ARRAY ANTENNAS; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

    Abstract

    For the first time, a modulated 2-b, one-channel binary switched, photonic time delay system (PTDS) is demonstrated that is based on a compact reflective optical delay path geometry that consists of one free-space delay line and one non-polarization-maintaining (PM) fiber delay line, Polarization switching using birefringent-mode nematic liquid crystals and a polarization noise-reduction technique are used to minimize the optical noise when using the cube polarization beamsplitters (PBS's) required in the reflective geometry delay, This gives the high electrical signal-to-noise ratios measured from 52 to 89 dB for the four settings of the delay line.

    Journal Title

    Ieee Microwave and Guided Wave Letters

    Volume

    7

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-1997

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    103

    Last Page

    105

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1997WR24600003

    ISSN

    1051-8207

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