Pulse-Source Associations Using Polarimetric Techniques
Abstract
The goal of this research is to investigate and demonstrate an innovative sensing technique to achieve pulse/source associations in an environment containing multiple frequency-hopped (FH) communications systems. The technology works by discriminating signals according to their polarization response and by exploiting associated correlations. The approach appears to be tolerant of transmit signal amplitude variations, pulse repetition interval (PRI) jitter, pulse repetition frequency (PRF) agility, frequency agility, and waveform agility. The technology is expected to support time-efficient and accurate pulse-source associations along with source characterizations and identification. The proposed project includes some preliminary theoretical work to develop a framework for representing the channel and arbitrary polarization states. Detection algorithm will then be developed for dualpolarized reception. Extensions to space-polarization architectures will also be considered. A real-time receiver will then be constructed and utilized in a lab-based space-polarization testbed and also in field experiments to demonstrate the efficacy of the detection algorithms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141512010
Entities
People
- Gregory Pratt
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Notre Dame