• DocumentCode
    2602623
  • Title

    Photonics for RF signal processing in radar systems

  • Author

    Merlet, T. ; Formont, Stephane ; Dolfi, D. ; Tonda-Goldstein, S. ; Vodjdani, N. ; Auvray, G. ; Blanc, S. ; Fourdin, C. ; Canal, Y. ; Chazelas, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Thales Photonic Lab, Thales Air Defense, Orsay, France
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    4-6 Oct. 2004
  • Firstpage
    305
  • Lastpage
    308
  • Abstract
    We present an overview of optical summation principles and technologies, related to architectures for signal processing and optical beam forming networks (OBFN). This paper relates theoretical analysis as well as experimental demonstrations for advanced radar and electronic warfare concepts.
  • Keywords
    microwave photonics; optical radar; RF signal processing; optical beam forming networks; radar systems; High speed optical techniques; Laser radar; Optical beams; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Radar signal processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Photonics, 2004. MWP'04. 2004 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8491-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWP.2004.1396902
  • Filename
    1396902