Title :
Optical Processing Techniques for Simultaneous Pulse Compression and Beam Sharpening
Author :
Leith, Emmett N.
Author_Institution :
Willow Run Laboratories, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48107
Abstract :
A technique is described in which the separate techniques of beam sharpening (by synthetic antenna methods) and pulse compression are converted into a single two-dimensional operation, which is carried out with a coherent optical processor.
Keywords :
Fourier transforms; Matched filters; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Optical recording; Pulse measurements; Radar; Signal processing;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAES.1968.5409056