MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

Assignee

GRUMMAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION, A CORP. OF NEW YORK

Filed

Feb 7, 1989

Granted

Jul 18, 2000

Location

Bethpage NY (Grumman)

Abstract

A multi-channel receiver which exploites the parallel processing advantages of an optical signal processor is used to facilitate 100 percent intercept of an incomming RF signal in a dense RF environment. The receiver performs real time parallel signal processing to effectively capture a given signal of interest. The receiver modulates a laser beam with incoming RF signals. The modulated laser beam is then Fourier transformed, channelized into an array of signals of varying frequencies, optically filtered and then down converted into their original radio frequencies with only the pass characteristics altered so that the captured signal can be readily identified. An electronic controller is used to control the pass structure of the optical filter which can be reconfigured in real time to selectively pass signals having the desired characteristics.

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