High Speed Arbitrary Waveform Generator
Abstract
This is a proposal to the Office of Naval research for the FY15 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). We propose to purchase a high speed arbitrary waveform generator which is capable of generating any desired signal or waveform up to 6 GHz. This will interface with our existing high power amplifiers to enable us to perform a wide variety of high power microwave experiments for investigating methods of mitigating the effects of high power microwave weapons. It will have an immediate impact on our current program with ONR to develop nonlinear surface treatments for counteracting the effect of microwave directed energy weapons. It will also impact a planned follow-on program to further develop the surfaces, improve their bandwidth, and make them suitable for integration with realistic vehicle skins. Furthermore, with the increasing threat of microwave weapons that are available at low cost throughout the world, we expect that this issue will only be of greater importance to the DoD over time. Therefore, this instrument will establish at UCSD an important test capability for evaluating circuits, enclosures, and treatments against microwave weapons which will be useful on many future programs from a variety of government agencies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141512875
Entities
People
- Daniel F. Sievenpiper
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of California, San Diego