RF systems approach based on photonics architecture

Processing of wide band signals and antenna beam forming by photonic means and principals offers significant advantages compared to current electronic systems. The integration of optics in RF systems like EW and RADAR or manipulating optic based principals enables to decrease the size, to increase the bandwidth, and to reduce the power dissipation far beyond what can be obtained in current electronic systems. Thus, several novel photonic architectures were suggested based on converting analog RF signals into photonics.