An Optical Adaptive Processor For Null Steering In Phased Array Antennas

J. G. Van Saders; V H. Syed

doi:10.1117/12.940724

9 November 1987 An Optical Adaptive Processor For Null Steering In Phased Array Antennas

J. G. Van Saders, V H. Syed

Proceedings Volume 0789, Optical Technology for Microwave Applications III; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.940724
Event: 1987 Technical Symposium Southeast on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1987, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper reports on the work in progress at Lockheed Electronics Company in the area of acousto-optic processors for adaptive antenna arrays. The work encompasses both theoretical and hardware implementation of such processors. For demonstration of the basic concept, an optical/electronic brassboard has been built and tested. The system, consisting of a 2-element array with one user and one jamming signal, has been shown to achieve almost 25 dB of nulls in less than 3 microseconds for signals in the L-band.

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J. G. Van Saders and V H. Syed "An Optical Adaptive Processor For Null Steering In Phased Array Antennas", Proc. SPIE 0789, Optical Technology for Microwave Applications III, (9 November 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.940724

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