Design of an optical Butler matrix for beamforming in satellite communications

L Rodio, V Devito, M Grande, G Calò… - 2022 IEEE 9th …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present the design of an optical Butler matrix architecture for beamforming
in satellite communications. The architecture exploits the use of hybrid couplers and phase …

Design of reconfigurable multiple-beam array feed network based on millimeter-wave photonics beamformers

ME Belkin, DA Fofanov, TN Bakhvalova… - Advances in Array …, 2019 - books.google.com
In this chapter, elaborating the direction of designing photonics-based beamforming
networks (BFN) for millimeter-wave (mmWave) antenna arrays, we review the worldwide …

Optical/photonic technology for telecommunication satellites

L Rodio - 2024 - tesidottorato.depositolegale.it
SATellite COMmunications (SATCOM) are changing their paradigm: moving from being a
“niche” technology, they are going to enable services much closer to the common consumer …

Silicon Microwave Photonic Multi-Beamforming Network Based on Wavelength-Selective Tunable Delay Lines

Y Wang, L Lu, Z Ni, W Gao, J Chen… - … Conference (ACP) and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a microwave photonic multi-beamforming network based on wavelength-
selective tunable delay lines. A 6-bit wavelength-selective tunable delay line based on …

Computer-Aided Design of an Integrated-Photonic Butler Matrix for a True-Time Delay Millimeter-Wave Antenna Feeder Network

ME Belkin, DA Fofanov, AS Sigov - 2021 Radiation and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The principles to optimize millimeter-wave antenna feeder network design for a 5G fronthaul
radio unit are discussed based on the study of photonics scheme including integrated 8*8 …

Fully connected optical beamforming network using microring weight banks

M Nichols - 2023 - open.library.ubc.ca
Wireless communication in the millimetre wave bands has attracted significant research
interest for fifth generation (5G) networks due to the large amount of unused bandwidth at …