Title :
The first fully photonics-based radar demonstrator: concept and field trial
Author :
Ghelfi, P. ; Laghezza, F. ; Scotti, F. ; Serafino, G. ; Capria, A. ; Pinna, Sergio ; Bogoni, Antonella
Author_Institution :
CNIT - Nat. Lab. of Photonic Networks, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We report the first fully photonics-based radar demonstrator. Photonics enables flexibility, wide bandwidth, precision, leading to a fully digital radar paradigm. Field trial results targeting commercial airplanes prove its effectiveness as a proof of concept.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light coherence; radar; commercial airplanes; fully digital radar paradigm; fully photonics-based radar demonstrator; Bandwidth; Laser radar; Photonics; Radio frequency; Receivers; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.TH3D.5
