Abstract

Significant device advantages in the areas of microwave spectrum analysis and high speed A/D conversion appears to be possible through the use of microoptics. The attractive features of microoptics for these applications include a compact, rugged means to package optical singal processors, and an approach to achieve increased performance over existing technologies. Emphasis in this paper will center on the spectrum analyzer, will include comparisons of acoustooptics technqiues with conventional approaches for signal sorting, and will describe the state of the technology and its proposed uses.

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