Filter selection for a harmonic radar

Kyle A. Gallagher; Gregory J. Mazzaro; Anthony F. Martone; Kelly D. Sherbondy; Ram Mohan Narayanan

doi:10.1117/12.2176858

Filter selection for a harmonic radar

Kyle A. Gallagher, Gregory J. Mazzaro, Anthony F. Martone, Kelly D. Sherbondy, Ram Mohan Narayanan

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)

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Abstract

In a harmonic radar system design, one of the most important components is the filter used to remove the self-generated harmonics by the high-power transmitter power amplifier, which is usually driven close to its 1-dB compression point. The obvious choice for this filter is a low-pass filter. The low-pass filter will be required to attenuate stop band frequencies with 100 dB attenuation or more. Due to the high degree of attenuation required, multiple low-pass filter will likely be required. Most commercially available low-pass filters are reflective devices, which operate by reflecting the unwanted high frequencies. Cascading these reflective filter causes issues in attenuating stop band frequencies. We show that frequency diplexers are more attractive in place of reflective low-pass filters as they are able to terminate the stop band frequencies as opposed to reflecting them.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI
Editors	Armin Doerry, Chadwick Todd Hawley, G. Charmaine Gilbreath, Kenneth I. Ranney
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	9461
ISBN (Electronic)	9781628415773
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2176858
State	Published - Jan 1 2015
Event	Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI - Baltimore, United States Duration: Apr 20 2015 → Apr 23 2015

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Other	Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore
Period	4/20/15 → 4/23/15

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Gallagher, KA, Mazzaro, GJ, Martone, AF, Sherbondy, KD & Narayanan, RM 2015, Filter selection for a harmonic radar. in A Doerry, CT Hawley, GC Gilbreath & KI Ranney (eds), Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI. vol. 9461, 94610A, SPIE, Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI, Baltimore, United States, 4/20/15. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2176858

Filter selection for a harmonic radar. / Gallagher, Kyle A.; Mazzaro, Gregory J.; Martone, Anthony F.; Sherbondy, Kelly D.; Narayanan, Ram Mohan.

Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI. ed. / Armin Doerry; Chadwick Todd Hawley; G. Charmaine Gilbreath; Kenneth I. Ranney. Vol. 9461 SPIE, 2015. 94610A.

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