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Space-borne phased array antennas may benefit from the use of optical communications technology and photonic devices to reduce their weight and their power consumption, and also from signal handling by innovative means.1–3 At Université Laval, we have undertaken a research program to study some promising avenues. We present here a summary of our latest results concerning the microwave signal transport, distribution, processing and generation by optical means.
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Têtu, M. et al. (1995). Photonics Applied to Phased Array Antennas: Work Done at Université Laval. In: Lampropoulos, G.A., Chrostowski, J., Measures, R.M. (eds) Applications of Photonic Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9247-8_31
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