Title :
Automated noise measurement system for radar and EW transmitter components
Author :
Mitsdarffer, K. Bryan ; Crespo, William ; Hoover, Lowell
Author_Institution :
Radar Technol. Div., Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, IN, USA
Abstract :
The development of a 2-18 GHz instrument for radar and EW transmitter test and measurement is reported. The transmitter component analyzer was developed by NSWC crane to measure critical performance parameters of the AN/SPY-1 radar´s components. Typical measurements include clutter attenuation, clutter improvement factor, intrapulse noise, moving target indicator residues, random pulse jitter, systematic pulse jitter, phase noise, and amplitude noise.
Keywords :
network analysers; noise measurement; radar applications; transmitters; AN/SPY-1 radar component; EW transmitter component; EW transmitter test; amplitude noise; automated noise measurement system; clutter attenuation; frequency 2 GHz to 18 GHz; intrapulse noise; moving target indicator residue; phase noise; random pulse jitter; systematic pulse jitter; transmitter component analyzer; Clutter; Instruments; Jitter; Noise level; Noise measurement; Phase noise; Pulse measurements; Radar measurements; Testing; Transmitters; Component; Jitter; Measurement; Microwave; Noise; Radar; Tube;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2009. IVEC '09. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3500-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3501-2
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2009.5193554
