Title :
Digitization requirements for digital radar arrays
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
As the increasing digitization of radars progresses towards the antenna, this paper explores how digital the antenna of a phased-array radar must be in order to meet particular performance requirements. This paper addresses the often asked questions “how many digital subarrays are needed” and “is element-level digitization required”?
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; array signal processing; phased array radar; radar antennas; digital radar arrays; digital subarrays; digitization requirements; element-level digitization; phased-array radar; radar antenna; Airborne radar; Array signal processing; Dynamic range; Field programmable analog arrays; Linear antenna arrays; Radar antennas; Radar clutter; Radar detection; Receiving antennas; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6707-3
DOI :
10.1109/NRC.2001.922971
