A ternary programmable dispersion matrix for receive/transmit optical beamforming
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چکیده
We present a new architecture for a programmable dispersion matrix for optical beamforming. A 2-channel prototype is constructed to demonstrate beam steering for angles of ± 70 in the receive/transmit mode in RF 0.1-1 GHz frequency range.
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