Digital pulse compression module

CI F06 Expander and Compressor

March 15

CI F06 Expander and Compressor Revision B2

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Product description

CI F06 unit includes a digital pulse expander and the

matched digital pulse compressor housed in a single

unit.

The pulse expander generates a frequency coded pulse,

also called a chirp. Pulse output is IF analog.

The pulse compressor performs matched filtering of the

expanded chirp. Compressor pulse input and output are

IF analog.

CI F06 may be customized to generate and match linear

or non linear chirps.

CI F06 may be used as a replacement of existing SAW

based pulse expander and/or compressor to overcome

device obsolescence or enhance RADAR performances.

CI F06 behavior and performances are reproducible from

one unit to the other. No matching is needed. CI F06

may be used with CI F04/05 to get multiple compressor

channels, also without matching required from one unit

to the other.

Rakon will customize pulse expander chirp and pulse

compression filter according to the characteristics

requested by the customer (Chirp duration, bandwidth,

compressed pulse width, chirp slope …).

The unit is provided with FPGA firmware loaded,

including pulse expander waveforms and pulse

compression filter.

Features

Single channel pulse expander unit

Single channel pulse compressor unit

IF analog I/Os

2 selectable waveforms for expander

and compressor

High precision clock

BITE function

High BxT compression gain

Applications

SAW based pulse compression RADARS upgrade