Abstract
The transmitter is one of the basic elements of a radar system. Figure 5-1 illustrates the relationship between the transmitter, duplexer, antenna, and receiver in a simple radar system. As noted in Chapter 1, the primary function of the radar transmitter is to generate the RF signal that is radiated by the antenna and scattered by the target. The RF signal scattered toward the radar (backscatter) is intercepted by the antenna and routed to the receiver for processing to enable target detection.
Much of the material in this section is a condensed version of reference 1, and the reader is referred to that source for additional detail.
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Ewell, G.W. (1987). Radar Transmitters. In: Eaves, J.L., Reedy, E.K. (eds) Principles of Modern Radar. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1971-9_5
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