High-Fidelity Analog Fiber Optics and Photonics for Military Applications

Abstract

Radio-frequency (RF) photonics provides increased or previously unavailable capabilities for many military platforms and applications. As compared to electronic approaches, photonics offers increased transmission distances in antenna-remoting applications, unrivaled bandwidth in signal-processing and other electromagnetic-warfare applications, and decreased size and weight in numerous military platforms. In addition, fiber optics as a transmission medium offers invulnerability to electromagnetic interference and near-complete electrical isolation. We describe advances in the theoretical understanding of analog-photonic systems made at NRL in 2007, along with the accompanying record-setting performance demonstrated in our experiments. We have applied our expertise to the design and implementation of two state-of-the-art prototype systems for military antenna-remoting and electromagnetic-warfare applications. Each of these prototypes and their significance are described below.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA517620

Entities

People

  • A. S. Hastings
  • C. Sunderman
  • F. Bucholtz
  • J. L. Dexter
  • Jason D. McKinney
  • John F. Diehl
  • K. Colladay
  • K. J. Williams
  • M. E. Godinez
  • P. S. Devgan
  • V. J. Urick

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Converters
  • Delay Lines
  • Dynamic Range
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Fiber Optics
  • Fibers
  • Frequency
  • High Dynamic Range
  • Information Operations
  • Intensity
  • Military Applications
  • Optics
  • Photonics
  • Radio Frequency
  • Signal Processing
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Economics
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics