Micropower impulse radar

Invented and developed at LLNL (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), this inexpensive and highly sensitive radar system produces and samples extremely short pulses of energy. This novel technology is finding dozens of new uses in Laboratory programs and in sensor devices for homes, automobiles, factories, and hospitals. We have invented and patented a fundamentally different type of compact, low-power radar system called micropower impulse radar (MIR), which is orders of magnitude less expensive to produce than other conventional radars. Unlike conventional radar, which sends out continuous waves in bursts, MIR uses very short electromagnetic pulses and can detect objects at much shorter range. The new technology has become LLNL´s fastest growing technology transfer activity primarily because of its low cost and extraordinary range of applications.