DocumentCode
3100468
Title
Digitization requirements for digital radar arrays
Author
Zatman, Michael
Author_Institution
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
163
Lastpage
168
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radar Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE
Conference_Location
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6707-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NRC.2001.922971
Filename
922971
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