Characteristics of an Optical Delay Line for Radar Testing

Abstract

The Naval Research Laboratory has conducted a systems characterization study of an RF Optical Delay Line Link pertinent to radar applications. In this report, we describe the RF performance characteristics of a Miteq fiber-optical delay line, a commercial product from Miteq. The radar system parameters investigated were: small signal gain, 1 dB gain compression point, input/output Third Order intercept, and Phase Noise.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 12, 2016
Accession Number
ADA635083

Entities

People

  • Jimmy Alatishe
  • Mai T. Ngo
  • Sukomal Talapatra

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Delay Lines
  • Dynamic Range
  • Frequency
  • Generators
  • Local Oscillators
  • Low Noise
  • Low Noise Amplifiers
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Moving Target Indicator Radar
  • Radar
  • Radio Frequency
  • Signal Generators
  • Spectrum Analyzers
  • Transmitters
  • Waveform Generators

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Radar Systems Engineering.