A Photonic-Based Self-Interference Cancellation Approach for Continuous-Wave Radar Systems

  • Moxuan Han
  • , Qingbo Liu
  • , Lizhong Jiang*
  • , Yong Huang
  • , Taixia Shi
  • , Yang Chen*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A photonic-based self-interference cancellation (SIC) method for the continuous-wave radar is proposed based on a dual-polarization quadrature phase-shift keying (DP-QPSK) modulator. The upper dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator (DP-MZM) in the DP-QPSK modulator is biased as a carrier-suppressed single-sideband (CS-SSB) modulator to modulate the received signal, which includes both the useful echo signal reflected by the target and the self-interference signal from the transmitting antenna. The lower DP-MZM in the DP-QPSK modulator is also biased as a CS-SSB modulator, where the reference signal is modulated after amplitude and delay adjustments. After the two optical signals are coupled in a polarizer, the reference signal and the self-interference signal cancel each other in the optical domain. By properly controlling the carrier suppression of the upper modulator, the coupled optical signal consists of one first-order optical sideband and an optical carrier, so the useful echo signal without self-interference can be recovered by photodetection. Simulation results show that the proposed SIC system can effectively suppress the self-interference signal. System parameters that affect the SIC are further verified and studied by simulation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCISS 2021 - 2nd China International SAR Symposium
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9787000000001
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event2nd China International SAR Symposium, CISS 2021 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 3 Nov 20215 Nov 2021

Publication series

NameCISS 2021 - 2nd China International SAR Symposium

Conference

Conference2nd China International SAR Symposium, CISS 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period3/11/215/11/21

Keywords

  • Microwave photonics
  • continuous-wave radar
  • self-interference cancellation

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