Digital Wideband Linear-FM Chirp Waveform Generator

Abstract

The design and performance of a digital linear-FM chirp waveform microwave generator having a maximum bandwidth capability of 16 GHz and minimum chirp duration of 102.4 ns are described along with techniques developed for the compensation of hardware errors. Emphasis is on optimization and characterization of chirp quality while operating with large bandwidths and chirp durations less than a microsecond.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 29, 2010
Accession Number
ADA534669

Entities

People

  • David G. Kocher

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Bandwidth
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Compensation
  • Delay Lines
  • Demodulation
  • Detectors
  • Frequency Bands
  • Generators
  • Measurement
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Spectra
  • Waveform Generators
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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