Analysis of Quantum Radar Cross Section and Its Influence on Target Detection Performance

Author

Kang Liu ; Huaitie Xiao ; Hongqi Fan ; Qiang Fu

Author_Institution

Sci. & Technol. on Autom. Target Recognition Lab., Nat. Univ. of Defense Technol., Changsha, China

Volume

26

Issue

11

fYear

2014

fDate

1-Jun-14

Firstpage

1146

Lastpage

1149

Abstract

Quantum radar is a new detection technology based on the mechanism of quantum physics and is promising for enhancing radar target detection capability. In this letter, the quantum radar equation is established based on the traditional radar equation; meanwhile, how the quantum radar cross section (QRCS) influences target detection performance and how QRCSs for some typical targets distribute are investigated via simulations. Simulation results demonstrate that the signal-to-noise ratio increases with the QRCS, the peak values of side-lobes of the QRCS for the cylinder surface fluctuate little, and the QRCS for corner reflectors almost exhibits no variations in a wide range of incident angles. The results listed above can benefit the signal design and performance evaluation of quantum radar as well as the design of quantum stealthy targets.

Keywords

object detection; radar cross-sections; radar detection; QRCS; corner reflectors; cylinder surface; incident angles; quantum physics mechanism; quantum radar cross section analysis; quantum radar equation; quantum stealthy target design; radar target detection capability; side-lobes; signal-to-noise ratio; target detection performance; Object detection; Photonics; Radar cross-sections; Radar detection; Radar scattering; Quantum optics; quantum radar; quantum radar cross section; target detection;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2014.2317759

Filename

6799219