Broadband array radar based on microwave photonic frequency multiplication and de-chirp receiving (Invited)

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作者：
Zhang F. [1 ]
Gao B. [1 ]
Pan S. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Key Laboratory of Radar Imaging and Microwave Photonics, Ministry of Education, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing
来源：
Hongwai yu Jiguang Gongcheng/Infrared and Laser Engineering | 2021年 / 50卷 / 07期
关键词：
Beamforming; Microwave photonics; MIMO; Phased array; Radar;
D O I：
10.3788/IRLA20211051
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摘要：
Microwave photonic radar enables the generation and processing of broadband radar signals, which can significantly improve the range resolution of the radar system. To improve the radar angle resolution and realize flexible beam control, combining microwave photonic radar technology with array radar technology is an inevitable development trend. Previously, the optical truth delay technology is intensively investigated to achieve squint-free beam steering in broadband phased array radars, which usually face the problems of high complexity, poor flexibility, and limited delay accuracy. In recent years, the broadband radar architecture based on microwave photonic frequency multiplication and de-chirp receiving has received extensive attention. The array radar constructed based on this technology has wide operation bandwidth while enabling real-time digital compensation and processing functions, which provides a new idea for the development of broadband array radars. In this paper, the research progress of the broadband array radar based on microwave photonic frequency multiplication and de-chirp processing was reviewed. After expounding the transceiver mechanism of microwave photonic broadband radar, the method for constructing broadband phased array radar and the performance of digital beam scanning and imaging were introduced. Then, the radar array was extended to MIMO architecture. The broadband microwave photonic MIMO radar based on optical wavelength division multiplexing technology was introduced and its performance in target detection and imaging was analyzed. Copyright ©2021 Infrared and Laser Engineering. All rights reserved.
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