LIU Kang, LI Xiang, WANG Hong-qiang, et al. The Advances of Vortex Electromagnetic Wave in Radar Applications[J]. Acta Electronica Sinica, 2018, 46(9): 2283-2290.
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LIU Kang, LI Xiang, WANG Hong-qiang, et al. The Advances of Vortex Electromagnetic Wave in Radar Applications[J]. Acta Electronica Sinica, 2018, 46(9): 2283-2290. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0372-2112.2018.09.034.
The Advances of Vortex Electromagnetic Wave in Radar Applications
Compared with classical electromagnetic (EM) waves
the vortex electromagnetic wave carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) has higher dimensional information-modulation freedom
which paves the way to the OAM's applications in radar target detection and imaging. Firstly
the concept of vortex EM wave and the radiation field in linear polarization are introduced. Subsequently
the principles of the vortex-EM-wave-based radar imaging and detection are presented. The advantages over traditional radar detection technology are analyzed and elaborated. Moreover
the development history and research actuality of the EM vortex imaging and the rotational Doppler frequency detection are overviewed. Especially
the generation technique of vortex EM waves for radar detection purposes is summarized. Finally
by viewing the prospects for the applications of vortex EM waves
some scientific problems in the development of vortex-EM-wave-based radar are proposed.