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Antenna design with fiber optics
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Boston, Mass. : Artech House, 1996
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9780890067598

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Focusing on antenna design with fibre optics, this text presents the fundamentals of optical beamforming networks.


Author Notes

Akhileshwar Kumar earned his Ph.D. at the University of Strathclyde, UK.

Dr. Kumar is president of AK Electromagnetique, Inc., Quebec, Canada. A senior member of the IEEE, Dr. Kumar has published more than 115 technical papers and is the author of two books from Artech House: Fixed and Mobile Terminal Antennas (1991) and Microwave Cavity Antennas (1989).

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Background and History of Optical Fiber Technology
General Performance Considerations
Comparison of Losses
Applications and Reasons
Conclusions
Optical Fiber Types, Fabrication, Radiation, and Reliability: Introduction
Fiber Types
Advantages of Single-Mode Fiber Over Multi-Mode Fiber
Materials in the Fabrication
Fabrication Techniques
Nuclear Radiation Hardened Fibers
Mechanical Reliability and Fatigue for Silica Glass Fiber
Radio Frequency Beamforming/Scanning Techniques: Introduction
Lens-Based Beamforming/Scanning Techniques
Circuit Beamformers
Imaging Reflector Antennas
RF Electronic Beam Steering Techniques for Optical Fibers
References
Acousto-Optics Time-Delays for Phased Array Antennas: Introduction
Background of the Acousto-Optics
Delay Line Concept
Theory of the Delay Line
Time Delays arrangement for Phase Array Antennas
Experimental Results on Delay Lines and Phased Array Antennas
Two-Dimensional Array Antenna Beam Steering
Discussions and Conclusions
References
Optically Controlled Beam Scanning of Active Phased Array Antennas: Introduction
Application of Phase Shifters
Methods of Injection Locking
References
Hardware-Compressive Fiber Optical Delay Line for Steering of Phased Array Antennas: Introduction
Development of Binary Optical Delay Lines
Delay-Compressive Fiber Optical Delay Lines
Binary Fiber Optical Delay Line (BIFODEL) Architecture
Design of a Single BIFODEL Segment
Delay-Compressive Fiber Optic Delay Line
Conclusions
References
Optical Beam Steering of Antenna Array Using Two Lasers: Introduction
Concept of Optically Controlled Array
Pinhole Image Mask
Design of a Fiber-Optic Shutter Switch
Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Laser Output
Radiation Patterns and Reduction in Sidelobe Level
References