DocumentCode
3125206
Title
Next-generation fiber-optic technology enablers for manned & unmanned ISR platforms
Author
Pirich, Ronald ; Anumolu, Praveen
Author_Institution
Northrop Grumman Integrated Syst., Bethpage, NY
fYear
2008
fDate
Sept. 30 2008-Oct. 2 2008
Firstpage
3
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Microwave photonic links and RF photonics will appear frequently in military antenna systems. As photonic link performance continues to improve, RF Photonics insertion into antenna systems will expand in areas including RF pre-processing and filtering, RF front-end technology, A/D conversion, photonic switched true time delay (TTD) beam forming networks for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance as well as electronic warfare manned and unmanned applications.
Keywords
microwave photonics; military aircraft; military avionics; optical fibres; RF photonics; microwave photonic links; military antenna systems; next-generation fiber-optic technology enablers; unmanned ISR platforms; Delay effects; Electronic warfare; Filtering; Intelligent networks; Microwave antennas; Microwave filters; Microwave photonics; Radio frequency; Reconnaissance; Surveillance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1919-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1920-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AVFOP.2008.4653147
Filename
4653147
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