Title :
RF systems approach based on photonics architecture
Author :
Zach, S. ; Zalevsky, Z. ; Shemer, A.
Author_Institution :
RF photonics, Ramat Gan, Israel
Abstract :
Processing of wide band signals and antenna beam forming by photonic means and principals offers significant advantages compared to current electronic systems. The integration of optics in RF systems like EW and RADAR or manipulating optic based principals enables to decrease the size, to increase the bandwidth, and to reduce the power dissipation far beyond what can be obtained in current electronic systems. Thus, several novel photonic architectures were suggested based on converting analog RF signals into photonics.
Keywords :
array signal processing; microwave photonics; EW; RADAR; RF signals; antenna beamforming; current electronic systems; photonics architecture; power dissipation reduction; wide band signals; Adaptive optics; Laser radar; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical receivers; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Photonics; Radio frequency; Optical filters; RADAR; RF photonics; coaxial resonators; delay-lines;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronics Systems, 2009. COMCAS 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tel Aviv
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3985-0
DOI :
10.1109/COMCAS.2009.5385945
