Photonics-enabled Code-Division Multiplexing FMCW Distributed Radar
 
Photonics-enabled Code-Division Multiplexing FMCW Distributed Radar ■
 
Chang-Shao Shen, Chang-Shao Shen, Chang-Shao Shen, Nishant Singh, Nishant Singh, Nishant Singh, Anirudh Kankuppe Raghavendra Swamy, Anirudh Kankuppe Raghavendra Swamy, Anirudh Kankuppe Raghavendra Swamy, Kristof Vaesen, Kristof Vaesen, Kristof Vaesen, Piet Wambacq, Piet Wambacq, Piet Wambacq, Guy Torfs, Guy Torfs, Guy Torfs
 
Abstract ■

This paper presents a 144-GHz Hadamard code-division multiplexing distributed FMCW radar with the phase encoder integrated with the optical distribution network providing the chirps to remote radar units. A proof-of-concept experiment demonstrates successful range measurements.