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23 October 2003 Optical arbitrary waveform generator for radar applications
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Abstract
We propose an optoelectronic arbitrary radar waveform generator. It permits to generate predefined electrical waveforms according to radar specifications by driving phase and amplitude distributions of optically carried microwave signals. The control of amplitudes and phases of each radar spectrum frequency component is optically achieved by spatial light modulators (SLM). We present and experimentally demonstrate two ways to achieve the kilohertz high resolution between the frequency components of a radar signal at 7.1 GHz central frequency.
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Aymeric Monsterleet, Sylvie Tonda-Goldstein, Daniel Dolfi, Jean-Pierre Huignard, Philippe Sape, and Jean Chazelas "Optical arbitrary waveform generator for radar applications", Proc. SPIE 5202, Optical Information Systems, (23 October 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505462
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KEYWORDS
Radar

Beam splitters

Spatial light modulators

Microwave radiation

Ferroelectric materials

Polarization

Optoelectronics

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