• DocumentCode
    2198489
  • Title

    The applications of photonics to radar: a system designer´s perspective

  • Author

    Sparks, Richard A.

  • Author_Institution
    ANRO Eng. Inc., Lexington, MA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    24-27 Jul 1995
  • Firstpage
    717
  • Abstract
    A generic active array radar system is defined, and a brief functional description of the subsystems presented. For comparison, two contemporary conceptual views of optically controlled arrays are discussed, and the transition to a more realistic architecture model is described. Several proposed photonic antenna systems from the current literature are critiqued with respect to the model
  • Keywords
    active antenna arrays; antenna phased arrays; optical radar; radar antennas; active array radar system; architecture model; optically controlled arrays; photonic antenna systems; radar subsystems; system design; Apertures; Clocks; Costs; Optical arrays; Optical control; Packaging; Phased arrays; Photonics; Radar antennas; Radar applications;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1995. Proceedings., 1995 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Rio de Janeiro
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-2674-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SBMOMO.1995.509705
  • Filename
    509705