Integrated Optical Synthetic Aperture Radar Processor.
Abstract
The principal objective of this research program was initiation of the development of a compact, rugged, low-cost, low-power optical synthetic aperture radar processor for real time image formation aboard airborne and spaceborne platforms. The extremely high computational burden associated with SAR imaging has thus far limited the usefulness of the technique to non-real-time applications from fixed platform bases. Existing realtime digital and optical techniques are in general too bulky, power consumptive, and expensive for broad applicability, particularly in space-confined mobile environments. The integrated optics approach described herein provides a powerful solution with which to circumvent these limitations. Keywords: Optical information processing, Optical computing, Integrated optics, Guided wave optics, and Synthetic aperture radar.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA188019
Entities
People
- Armand R. Tanguay Jr.
Organizations
- University of Southern California