Optical true-time-delay lines using polyimide-based waveguides for wideband phased-array antennas

Zan Shi; Dechang An; Nianhua Jiang; John Martin Taboada; Lin Sun; Bing Li; Victor Ivan Villavicencio; Greg Morning; Suning Tang; Ray T. Chen

doi:10.1117/12.384399

27 April 2000 Optical true-time-delay lines using polyimide-based waveguides for wideband phased-array antennas

Zan Shi, Dechang An, Nianhua Jiang, John Martin Taboada, Lin Sun, Bing Li, Victor Ivan Villavicencio, Greg Morning, Suning Tang, Ray T. Chen

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Proceedings Volume 3952, Optoelectronic Interconnects VII; Photonics Packaging and Integration II; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384399
Event: Symposium on Integrated Optoelectronics, 2000, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper reports our efforts to develop an optical True- Time-Delay line module for Phased Array Antenna applications using optical polymeric waveguides. We first give a brief description of a targeted phased array antenna, having chosen a 16-element sub-array as our demonstration system. Then we address the design considerations of the True-Time- Delay lines pattern based on the sub-array antenna's parameters, including simulations we have done to optimize the building blocks of the pattern: splitters, arcs' curvature, and crossings. Finally, we describe the steps of a modified fabrication process and present the primary result. Our experiment shows that the polyimide-based waveguide has a promising future because it has high fabrication precision and packaging density.

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Zan Shi, Dechang An, Nianhua Jiang, John Martin Taboada, Lin Sun, Bing Li, Victor Ivan Villavicencio, Greg Morning, Suning Tang, and Ray T. Chen "Optical true-time-delay lines using polyimide-based waveguides for wideband phased-array antennas", Proc. SPIE 3952, Optoelectronic Interconnects VII; Photonics Packaging and Integration II, (27 April 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384399

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