• DocumentCode
    712207
  • Title

    Fully photonics-based radar demonstrator: Concept and field trials

  • Author

    Ghelfi, P. ; Laghezza, F. ; Scotti, F. ; Serafino, G. ; Pinna, S. ; Onori, D. ; Porzi, C. ; Scaffardi, M. ; Malacarne, A. ; Vercesi, V. ; Lazzeri, E. ; Bogoni, A.

  • Author_Institution
    CNIT, Nat. Lab. of Photonic Networks, Pisa, Italy
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    22-26 March 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    This work shows the concept, performance, and field-trials of the first photonics-based radar. The comparative in-field experiments in aerial and naval scenarios against a state-of-the-art commercial system show the photonics potentials in enabling software-defined radars.
  • Keywords
    radar; radio transceivers; software radio; fully photonics-based radar demonstrator; software-defined radars; Frequency modulation; Laser radar; Optical filters; Photonics; Radio frequency; Transceivers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7121543