Title :
Next-generation fiber-optic technology enablers for manned & unmanned ISR platforms
Author :
Pirich, Ronald ; Anumolu, Praveen
Author_Institution :
Northrop Grumman Integrated Syst., Bethpage, NY
fDate :
Sept. 30 2008-Oct. 2 2008
Abstract :
Microwave photonic links and RF photonics will appear frequently in military antenna systems. As photonic link performance continues to improve, RF Photonics insertion into antenna systems will expand in areas including RF pre-processing and filtering, RF front-end technology, A/D conversion, photonic switched true time delay (TTD) beam forming networks for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance as well as electronic warfare manned and unmanned applications.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; military aircraft; military avionics; optical fibres; RF photonics; microwave photonic links; military antenna systems; next-generation fiber-optic technology enablers; unmanned ISR platforms; Delay effects; Electronic warfare; Filtering; Intelligent networks; Microwave antennas; Microwave filters; Microwave photonics; Radio frequency; Reconnaissance; Surveillance;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1919-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1920-3
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2008.4653147
