Photonic Enhancements to the Science and Technology in Electronic Warfare Systems (PHESTES)(Air Force)
Abstract
Conduct lab and field testing of a photonic Electronic Intelligence receiver and a photonic Electronic Countermeasure System. Photonic based technology offers simultaneous wideband spectrum monitoring from one megahertz to 50 gigahertz in a reduced form factor. Current frequency-scanned systems have latency and performance limitations. Some of these limitations can be overcome by utilizing multiple systems in parallel at the cost of increased size, weight, power, and cost. The ability to simultaneously acquire and characterize threat signatures across such a large swath of the electromagnetic spectrum in a reduced form factor potentially provides a new Electronic Warfare (EW) capability across the DoD.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 6b376216c1ec1bb29264e9d60f7f5116