A technology is described for a Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) radio frequency (RF) correlator. The PIC RF Correlator can comprise two optical waveguides to receive first and second optical signals that are modulated by first and second RF signals, respectively. Two 1 to M optical splitters can split the first and second RF modulated optical signals. Optical delay lines can delay the M split first RF modulated optical signals. M optical balanced couplers can receive and combine the M first delayed RF modulated optical signals with the M split second RF modulated optical signals. Balanced photodetectors can output a differential integration on the first and second combined RF modulated optical signals. A processor can add the outputs of the M optical balanced photodetectors to form a frequency domain correlated signal of the first and second RF signals.

A wireless signal transceiver device includes a dual-polarized antenna, a transmission circuit and a reception circuit. The dual-polarized antenna is used to transmit a first wireless signal and receive a second wireless signal at the same time. The dual-polarized antenna includes a first feed zone and a second feed zone. The first feed zone is used to receive a transmission signal, and the first wireless signal is related to the transmission signal. The second feed zone is used to output a reception signal, and the reception signal is related to the second wireless signal. The transmission circuit is used to generate the transmission signal. The reception circuit is used to generate a processing signal, and the processing signal is related to the reception signal.

A sensing system. In some embodiments, the system includes a first imaging radio frequency receiver, a second imaging radio frequency receiver, a first optical beam combiner, a first imaging optical receiver, a second optical beam combiner, and an optical detector array. The first optical beam combiner may be configured to combine optical signals of the imaging radio frequency receivers. The second optical beam combiner may be configured to combine the optical signals of the imaging radio frequency receivers, and the optical signal of the first imaging optical receiver.

A radar system, apparatus, architecture, and method are provided for generating a mono-static virtual array aperture by using a radar control processing unit to construct a mono-static MIMO virtual array aperture from radar signals transmitted orthogonally from transmit antennas and received at each receive antennas, and to construct a mono-static MIMO forward difference virtual array aperture by performing forward difference co-array processing on the mono-static MIMO virtual array aperture to fill in holes in the mono-static MIMO virtual array aperture, thereby mitigating or suppressing spurious sidelobes caused by gaps or holes in the mono-static MIMO virtual array aperture.

A multi-beam photonic monopulse comparator is disclosed. Photonic inputs incorporating M component wavelengths are split into equivalent inputs for each quadrant subarray and array element (e.g., N array elements in each quadrant subarray). Within each array element, the component wavelengths are apodized by attenuators and the apodized input signal modulated by a received inbound RF signal (via broadband Mach-Zehnder electro-optical modulators). The resulting positive-polarity and negative-polarity modulated photonic signals are demultiplexed and each component wavelength time-delayed. Time-delayed wavelength-selective optical delay channels are copied and combined by single mode/multi-mode (SM/MM) couplers into photonic antenna beams and simultaneously generated photonic comparator outputs (elevational difference, sum, azimuthal difference) for each component wavelength. High-speed photodiodes convert the photonic beams and corresponding comparator outputs into RF output signals, from which angle of arrival information for the received inbound RF signals may be calculated.

A wireless signal transceiver device includes a dual-polarized antenna, a transmission circuit and a reception circuit. The dual-polarized antenna is used to transmit a first wireless signal and receive a second wireless signal at the same time. The dual-polarized antenna includes a first feed zone and a second feed zone. The first feed zone is used to receive a transmission signal, and the first wireless signal is related to the transmission signal. The second feed zone is used to output a reception signal, and the reception signal is related to the second wireless signal. The transmission circuit is used to generate the transmission signal. The reception circuit is used to generate a processing signal, and the processing signal is related to the reception signal.

A technology is described for a Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) radio frequency (RF) correlator. The PIC RF Correlator can comprise two optical waveguides to receive first and second optical signals that are modulated by first and second RF signals, respectively. Two 1 to M optical splitters can split the first and second RF modulated optical signals. Optical delay lines can delay the M split first RF modulated optical signals. M optical balanced couplers can receive and combine the M first delayed RF modulated optical signals with the M split second RF modulated optical signals. Balanced photodetectors can output a differential integration on the first and second combined RF modulated optical signals. A processor can add the outputs of the M optical balanced photodetectors to form a frequency domain correlated signal of the first and second RF signals.

A technology is described for a Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) radio frequency (RF) in-phase quadrature phase (I/O) correlator. The PIC RF Correlator can comprise two optical waveguides to receive first and second optical signals that are modulated by first and second RF signals, respectively. Two 1 to M optical splitters can split the first and second RF modulated optical signals. Optical delay lines can delay the M split first RF modulated optical signals. M optical balanced couplers can receive and combine the M first delayed RF modulated optical signals with the M split second RF modulated optical signals. Balanced photodetectors can output a differential integration on the first and second combined RF modulated optical signals for in-phase and quadrature phase signals. A processor can add the outputs of the M optical balanced photodetectors to form a frequency domain correlated signal of the first and second RF signals with real and imaginary parts.

A sensing system. In some embodiments, the system includes a first imaging radio frequency receiver, a second imaging radio frequency receiver, a first optical beam combiner, a first imaging optical receiver, a second optical beam combiner, and an optical detector array. The first optical beam combiner may be configured to combine optical signals of the imaging radio frequency receivers. The second optical beam combiner may be configured to combine the optical signals of the imaging radio frequency receivers, and the optical signal of the first imaging optical receiver.

Radar for automatic detection and identification concealed objects based on integration of holographic non-scanning antenna array with monopulse high directional accuracy method of fast direction finding and direct digitizing of signals on each directional antenna relatively to processor sampling signals, real time processing of received three-dimensional interferograms in time and frequency domains. Antennas coupled with signal conditioning circuits and SDR (Software Defined Radio) arranged as integrated transceiver antenna modules connected to multi-beam signal processor by digital interface arranged as universal serial bus or microwave and/or fiber optic waveguides or wirelessly. It allows distribution of integrated transceiver antennas modules around vehicle perimeter or between drone's swarm and provides additional system protection against jamming, spoofing or EM pulse. Transformation and processing of different polarizations signals in time domain, frequency domain and multi-axis space domain decreasing false errors probability and enhance identification by spectrum signature.