Title :
RF photonic components for miniature Doppler radar
Author :
Maleki, Lute ; Savchenkov, Anatoliy A. ; Eliyahu, Danny ; Paiz, Alfred ; Matsko, Andrey B.
Author_Institution :
OEwaves Inc., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a photonic architecture for a GMTI radar based on high performance RF photonic voltage-controlled oscillators and mixers. Such a RADAR, consuming less than 3 W of power, with 0.1 kg mass in a 200 cc volume is shown to be feasible.
Keywords :
Doppler radar; microwave mixers; microwave oscillators; microwave photonics; voltage-controlled oscillators; GMTI radar; RF photonic components; high performance RF photonic voltage-controlled oscillators; mass 0.1 kg; miniature Doppler radar; mixers; photonic architecture; Doppler radar; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Photonics; RF signals; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference (AVFOP), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2473-8
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2014.6999440
