Title :
The impact of RF nonliniearities in an optical link on the contrast of imaging radars
Author :
Yaron, Lior ; Rotman, Ruth ; Tur, Moshe
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Tel-Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv, Israel
Abstract :
The contrast of imaging radars is shown to be severely limited by RF nonlinearities, introduced by opto-electronic devices like intensity modulators. Limitations on the allowable modulation index are studied for linearly-chirped pulses returned from clutter.
Keywords :
optical modulation; optoelectronic devices; radar clutter; radar imaging; RF nonliniearities; clutter; imaging radars; intensity modulators; linearly-chirped pulses; modulation index; optical link; opto-electronic devices; Clutter; Intensity modulation; Laser radar; Optical fiber communication; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Optoelectronic devices; Pulse modulation; Radar imaging; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2009. MWP '09. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4788-6
