Quantum Illumination Radar Feasibility

Abstract

Primary result: Quantum radar does not have the potential for long range standoff sensing (>10 km) at radio frequencies (<100 GHz). range standoff sensing (>10 km) at radio frequencies (<100 GHz) - Will take one second of integration to probe a single range/elevation/azimuth bin at 1 km. Quantum radar with 100 km range is not feasible - RF band operation requires 3 year integration time - Optical C-Band operation requires unnaturally high background to achieve advantage over similar classical system. Analysis of receiver operating characteristic shows there are no useful trade-offs in error types at system operating points beyond 2 km (W-band, 1 sec integration).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 11, 2018
Accession Number
AD1132052

Entities

People

  • Jeff Shapiro
  • Nicholas D. Hardy
  • P. Ben Dixon
  • Scott A. Hamilton

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Background Noise
  • Background Radiation
  • Bandwidth
  • C Band
  • Detection
  • Efficiency
  • Emerging Technology
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Errors
  • False Alarms
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Illumination
  • L Band
  • Losses
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Noise
  • Optical Fibers
  • Quantum Measurement
  • Radar
  • Radio Frequency
  • Standoff
  • W Band
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Key Distribution