Photonic Terahertz Chaos Enabling High-Precision and Unambiguous RangingShow others and affiliations
2025 (English)In: Laser & Photonics reviews, ISSN 1863-8880, E-ISSN 1863-8899, Vol. 19, no 8, article id 2400667Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Terahertz (THz, 0.3–10 THz) radar systems have garnered significant attention due to their superior capabilities in high-precision and robust sensing. However, the susceptibility to jamming, along with the sensing precision loss and ranging ambiguity induced by inflexible implementation of the conventional radar signal source, presents major challenges to the practical deployment of THz radars. Herein, a flexible photonic chaotic radar system is proposed at the THz band and investigate the ranging performance in precision and ambiguity. The photonic heterodyne detection scheme facilitates the generation of optoelectronic feedback loop-based THz chaos at 300 GHz, achieving a seamless connection between THz domains and optical domains. The system is experimentally demonstrated its superior performance of sub-centimeter resolution with 0.9345 cm and ranging unambiguity simultaneously. This work bridges the THz gap in the practical deployment of chaos theory and will pave the way for a new regime of THz radar empowered by chaos.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley , 2025. Vol. 19, no 8, article id 2400667
Keywords [en]
high-precision ranging, photonic THz chaos, THz radar, unambiguous ranging
National Category
Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-363122DOI: 10.1002/lpor.202400667ISI: 001395939100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105003000493OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-363122DiVA, id: diva2:1956372
Note
QC 20250507
2025-05-062025-05-062025-05-07Bibliographically approved