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    • Photonics
    • Microwave Engineering
    • Signal Processing

    Background:

    • Radio frequency (RF) signal direction finding is crucial for various applications, including radar and telecommunications.
    • Existing methods often require prior knowledge of signal amplitude or complex calibration.
    • There is a need for robust and accurate direction-finding techniques that are independent of signal amplitude.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a novel microwave photonic topology for RF signal direction finding.
    • To demonstrate the system's capability for measuring both angle of arrival and Doppler frequency shift.
    • To validate the proposed system's performance with experimental results.

    Main Methods:

    • A new microwave photonic topology utilizing a dual-parallel Mach Zehnder modulator (DPMZM) in series with an optical phase modulator (PM).
    • RF signal direction is determined by analyzing the power ratio of two low-frequency components at the system output.
    • Doppler frequency shift is measured for radar applications.

    Main Results:

    • Accurate RF signal direction finding with less than ±2.5° error over a wide angle of arrival range (3.2° to 81.5°).
    • Successful measurement of Doppler frequency shift with less than 0.8 Hz error.
    • Demonstrated performance across different RF signal modulation indexes (0.02, 0.08, 0.16).

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed microwave photonic system offers an effective solution for RF signal direction finding.
    • The system's ability to measure direction independent of signal amplitude and determine Doppler shift is advantageous.
    • The topology is suitable for long baseline techniques and can be extended for multi-element antenna systems.