• DocumentCode
    562174
  • Title

    Photonics generation of phase-modulated RF pulses with carrier frequency agility for software-defined coherent radars

  • Author

    Ghelfi, Paolo ; Scotti, Filippo ; Laghezza, Francesco ; Bogoni, Antonella

  • Author_Institution
    National Laboratory of Photonic Networks, CNIT - Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4-8 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    An innovative optical scheme generates software-defined phase-modulated RF pulses with carrier frequency agility from a mode-locked laser. Results show chirped pulses at 10 or 40GHz in a single setup, with phase-stability suitable for coherent radars.
  • Keywords
    Chirp; Frequency modulation; Laser radar; Laser stability; Optical filters; Radio frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0262-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6192222