Design and performance estimation of a photonic integrated beamforming receiver for scan-on-receive synthetic aperture radar

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dc.contributor.authorReza, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorSerafino, Giovanni
dc.contributor.authorOtto, Tobias
dc.contributor.authorMohammad, Ahmad W. M.
dc.contributor.authorMohammadhosseini, Hakimeh
dc.contributor.authorShiramin, Leili A.
dc.contributor.authorFloris, Francesco
dc.contributor.authorKolb, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorBail, Dave
dc.contributor.authorGabrielli, Simone
dc.contributor.authorRoeloffzen, Chris G. H.
dc.contributor.authorVan Dijk, Paulus W. L.
dc.contributor.authorAbbasi, Amin
dc.contributor.authorDesoete, Bart
dc.contributor.authorGhelfi, Paolo
dc.contributor.funderHorizon 2020en
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-18T14:10:58Z
dc.date.available2021-10-18T14:10:58Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-11
dc.date.updated2021-10-18T14:03:24Z
dc.description.abstractSynthetic aperture radar is a remote sensing technology finding applications in a wide range of fields, especially related to Earth observation. It enables a fine imaging that is crucial in critical activities, like environmental monitoring for natural resource management or disasters prevention. In this picture, the scan-on-receive paradigm allows for enhanced imaging capabilities thanks to wide swath observations at finer azimuthal resolution achieved by beamforming of multiple simultaneous antenna beams. Recently, solutions based on microwave photonics techniques demonstrated the possibility of an efficient implementation of beamforming, overcoming some limitations posed by purely electronic solutions, offering unprecedented flexibility and precision to RF systems. Moreover, photonics-assisted RF beamformers can nowadays be realized as integrated circuits, with reduced size and power consumption with respect to digital beamforming approaches. This paper presents the design analysis and the challenges of the development of a hybrid photonic-integrated circuit as the core element of an X-band scan-on-receive spaceborne synthetic aperture radar. The proposed photonic-integrated circuit synthetizes three simultaneous scanning beams on the received signal, and performs the frequency down-conversion, guaranteeing a compact 15 cm2-form factor, less than 6 W power consumption, and 55 dB of dynamic range. The whole photonics-assisted system is designed for space compliance and meets the target application requirements, representing a step forward toward a deeper penetration of photonics in microwave applications for challenging scenarios, like the observation of the Earth from space.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationReza, M., Serafino, G., Otto, T., Mohammad, A. W. M., Mohammadhosseini, H., Shiramin, L. A., Floris, F., Kolb, M., Bail, D., Gabrielli, S., Roeloffzen, C. G. H., Van Dijk, P. W. L., Abbasi, A., Desoete, B. and Ghelfi, P. (2021) 'Design and performance estimation of a photonic integrated beamforming receiver for scan-on-receive synthetic aperture radar', Journal of Lightwave Technology. doi: 10.1109/JLT.2021.3119225en
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/JLT.2021.3119225en
dc.identifier.eissn1558-2213
dc.identifier.issn0733-8724
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Lightwave Technologyen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/12109
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)en
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020::RIA/870421/EU/SPACE SAR system with integrated photonic BEAMforming/SPACEBEAMen
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dc.subjectBeamformingen
dc.subjectPhotonic integrated circuiten
dc.subjectHybrid integrationen
dc.subjectSynthetic aperture radaren
dc.titleDesign and performance estimation of a photonic integrated beamforming receiver for scan-on-receive synthetic aperture radaren
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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