Title :
Microwave photonics: Recent programs at DARPA
Author :
Ridgway, Richard W. ; Conway, Joshua A. ; Dohrman, Carl L.
Author_Institution :
Strategic Technol. Office, DARPA, Arlington, VA, USA
Abstract :
Microwave photonic components and systems are of significant interest to radar and communications systems used on military platforms. This paper highlights recent experimental results and system architectures aimed at moving microwave photonic component developments to system demonstrations and transitions to deployed military systems.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; microwave photonics; military communication; military radar; DARPA; communications systems; component developments; microwave photonics; military platforms; radar; system architectures; system demonstrations; system transitions; Bandwidth; Masers; Microwave filters; Microwave photonics; Receivers; Microwave photonics; electrooptic modulator; noise figure; optical fiber links; spurious free dynamic range;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2013 International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Alexandria, VA
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2013.6724077