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Saturday, September 15, 2012

PHOTOMETRIC STANDARDS

PHOTOMETRIC STANDARDS
The candela-The standard candle has been redefined as the new candle or candela (cd). One candela is the luminous intensity of 1/60 of 1 of the projected area of a black body radiator operating at the temperature of the solidification of platinum (2045 K). The candela emits one lumen per steradian (1 lm sr-1).

Note that the luminous intensity emanating from a source with a spectral distribution that differs from that of the standard candle may be evaluated by using a sensor whose relative spectral response is identical to that standardized for photopic vision.

The lumen-The lumen (lm) is defined in. terms of the candela. The luminous flux per steradian from a source whose luminous intensity is 1 candela is 1 lumen.

Radar –what it was

Radar –what it was
Short (e.g. 50 ns) powerful pulses (up to 1 GW EIRP) to get range => signal BW up to 20 MHz
=> distance-resolution cell 150m (w/o FM)
Regular pulse patterns – purposeful chosen
Band spread techniques by FM (chirp)
LOS
Frequencies ~1 GHz .. 18 GHz (rarely to 40 GHz)
Frequency agility rarely used
TWT, e.g. average power 45W => 90 MW peek power
3' to 12' Antennas with 3dB width of 0.5 .. 2°