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Free-space power combining and beam steering of ultra-wideband radiation using an array of laser-triggered antennas

Funk et al., 1996

Document ID
6485795442416352113
Author
Funk E
Lee C
Publication year
Publication venue
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and techniques

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A mode-locked laser is used to synchronize jitter-free ultrawideband (UWB) pulse generation at an array of UWB antenna elements. The jitter-free pulses radiated by each element add together in free space to produce a radiated field pattern that is steerable via …
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