This paper reviews on the latest advances in microwave photonics applied to radar systems,
tracing the evolutions of functionalities in the photonic radar toward a new generation of …

As the only method for all-weather, all-time and long-distance target detection and
recognition, radar has been intensively studied since it was invented, and is considered as …

A microwave photonic synthetic aperture radar (MWP SAR) is developed and experimentally
demonstrated. In the transmitter, microwave photonic frequency doubling is used to …

Extracting precise target characteristics from microwave image is needed and calls for high-
resolution microwave imaging radar systems. In this paper, a Ka-band ultra-wideband …

Radio frequency/microwave-directed energy sources using wide bandgap SiC
photoconductive semiconductors have attracted much attention due to their unique …

Radar has been widely used for military, security and rescue purposes and modern radar
should be reconfigurable at multi-bands and have programmable central frequencies and …

Efficient transportation systems are essential for the development of smart cities.
Autonomous vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are crucial components of …

In this paper, a photonics-based architecture of a multi-band coherent radar system is
proposed and validated. The precision and flexibility of photonic technologies are exploited …

Microwave photonic radars enable fast or even real-time high-resolution imaging thanks to
its broad bandwidth. Nevertheless, the frequency range of the radars usually overlaps with …

A photonic-assisted multi-functional radar system for simultaneous distance and velocity
measurement and high-resolution microwave imaging is proposed and experimentally …