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UWB impulse radiation source with integrated optoelectronic generator

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2016

Romain Négrier ,
Michèle Lalande ,
Valérie Bertrand ,
Joël Andrieu ,
Vincent Couderc ,
Badr M. Shalaby ,
Laurent Pecastaing ,
Antoine De Ferron  and
Laurent Desrumaux
Romain Négrier*
Affiliation:
XLIM/OSA Laboratory, University of Limoges, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
Michèle Lalande
Affiliation:
XLIM/OSA Laboratory, University of Limoges, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
Valérie Bertrand
Affiliation:
CISTEME, Limoges, France
Joël Andrieu
Affiliation:
XLIM/OSA Laboratory, University of Limoges, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
Vincent Couderc
Affiliation:
XLIM/PHOTONIQUE Laboratory, University of Limoges, Limoges, France
Badr M. Shalaby
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt
Laurent Pecastaing
Affiliation:
SIAME Laboratory, University of Pau, Pau, France
Antoine De Ferron
Affiliation:
SIAME Laboratory, University of Pau, Pau, France
Laurent Desrumaux
Affiliation:
DGA, Paris, France
*
Corresponding author: R. Négrier Email: romain.negrier@xlim.fr
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Abstract

This paper presents an innovative design of an Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) impulse radiation source. The transmitting system is composed of an UWB antenna with an integrated optoelectronic generator, which is able to feed the system with appropriate waveforms, a pulsed high voltage source, and an optical command system. The radiation source is the elementary part of a forthcoming short-range UWB Radar with autonomous scanning capability. In this paper, we present in detail the necessary subsystems required to design the elementary radiation source. Measurements have been performed to validate the proposed radiation source and this offers a mathematical method of calculation to trace back to the radiated field at 1 m.

Keywords

UWB antennasOptical pulse generationOptical switches
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 8 , Special Issue 4-5: EuMW 2015 Special Issue , June 2016 , pp. 795 - 805
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2016 

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