Bulk avalanche semiconductor switches (BASS) for high-resolution ultrawideband radar (UWBR) applications

Heikki I. Helava; Michael H. Herman; Charles S. Leung; Jeffrey A. Oicles; Larry O. Ragle; Susan C. Wessman; R. Aaron Falk; Jeff C. Adams; Stephen J. Davis

doi:10.1117/12.145525

28 May 1993 Bulk avalanche semiconductor switches (BASS) for high-resolution ultrawideband radar (UWBR) applications

Heikki I. Helava, Michael H. Herman, Charles S. Leung, Jeffrey A. Oicles, Larry O. Ragle, Susan C. Wessman, R. Aaron Falk, Jeff C. Adams, Stephen J. Davis

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Proceedings Volume 1875, Ultrahigh Resolution Radar; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.145525
Event: OE/LASE'93: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Scienceand Engineering, 1993, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The specific source requirements of UWB Radars have been difficult to meet with existing microwave sources. BASS provides a technology which makes long range, high resolution UWB Radars feasible. The high peak power and burst rate capability of BASS-based microwave generators when combined with their exceptional reliability, temporal, amplitude and spectral stability results in an ideal source for UWB Radar applications. We demonstrate the unique capabilities of the BASS technology in the following discussion.

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Heikki I. Helava, Michael H. Herman, Charles S. Leung, Jeffrey A. Oicles, Larry O. Ragle, Susan C. Wessman, R. Aaron Falk, Jeff C. Adams, and Stephen J. Davis "Bulk avalanche semiconductor switches (BASS) for high-resolution ultrawideband radar (UWBR) applications", Proc. SPIE 1875, Ultrahigh Resolution Radar, (28 May 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.145525

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