Phase Fluctuation Cancellation for Uplink Radar Arrays Based on Passive Frequency Mixing
Precise time-difference detections among different radars in uplink radar arrays require ultrastable phase transfer in bidirectional analog optical fiber links. We propose and demonstrate a scheme based on passive frequency mixing to satisfy this requirement in which two continue wave (CW) radio fre...
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| description | Precise time-difference detections among different radars in uplink radar arrays require ultrastable phase transfer in bidirectional analog optical fiber links. We propose and demonstrate a scheme based on passive frequency mixing to satisfy this requirement in which two continue wave (CW) radio frequency (RF) signals after passing through double-path of the transport fiber are utilized for dynamic phase fluctuation cancellation in uplink and downlink, respectively. Our scheme has the capabilities on stable phase transfers for both CW and pulsed RF signals. Experimental results show that the phase stability improvements in uplink and downlink are greater than a factor of 30 and a factor of 20 for 2.4-GHz RF signals over a 2-h measurement period along 25-km single mode fiber. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-babf5cb82af4475f8b064fc9cb5e7f4f2025-08-20T02:44:40ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-011021710.1109/JPHOT.2018.28157698318389Phase Fluctuation Cancellation for Uplink Radar Arrays Based on Passive Frequency MixingZonglei Li0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2517-0394Lianshan Yan1Bin Luo2Wei Pan3Center for Information Photonics & Communications, School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, ChinaCenter for Information Photonics & Communications, School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, ChinaCenter for Information Photonics & Communications, School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, ChinaCenter for Information Photonics & Communications, School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, ChinaPrecise time-difference detections among different radars in uplink radar arrays require ultrastable phase transfer in bidirectional analog optical fiber links. We propose and demonstrate a scheme based on passive frequency mixing to satisfy this requirement in which two continue wave (CW) radio frequency (RF) signals after passing through double-path of the transport fiber are utilized for dynamic phase fluctuation cancellation in uplink and downlink, respectively. Our scheme has the capabilities on stable phase transfers for both CW and pulsed RF signals. Experimental results show that the phase stability improvements in uplink and downlink are greater than a factor of 30 and a factor of 20 for 2.4-GHz RF signals over a 2-h measurement period along 25-km single mode fiber.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8318389/Time/frequency disseminationradio over fiberuplink radar arraydownlink radar arrayclock synchronization |
| spellingShingle | Zonglei Li Lianshan Yan Bin Luo Wei Pan Phase Fluctuation Cancellation for Uplink Radar Arrays Based on Passive Frequency Mixing IEEE Photonics Journal Time/frequency dissemination radio over fiber uplink radar array downlink radar array clock synchronization |
| title | Phase Fluctuation Cancellation for Uplink Radar Arrays Based on Passive Frequency Mixing |
| title_full | Phase Fluctuation Cancellation for Uplink Radar Arrays Based on Passive Frequency Mixing |
| title_fullStr | Phase Fluctuation Cancellation for Uplink Radar Arrays Based on Passive Frequency Mixing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phase Fluctuation Cancellation for Uplink Radar Arrays Based on Passive Frequency Mixing |
| title_short | Phase Fluctuation Cancellation for Uplink Radar Arrays Based on Passive Frequency Mixing |
| title_sort | phase fluctuation cancellation for uplink radar arrays based on passive frequency mixing |
| topic | Time/frequency dissemination radio over fiber uplink radar array downlink radar array clock synchronization |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8318389/ |
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