Quantum-enabled Network Radar: Fact or Fiction?
Speaker: Dr Mohammed Jahangir, University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham are leading the development of ultra-stable quantum timing devices. Accurate timing is central to most modern communication, navigation and sensing systems. For radar, these ultra-precise quantum clocks can transform radar capability for detecting small targets. A test bed of two commercial off the shelf radar have been set up at the Birmingham campus, which have been modified to be able to operate using a common ultra-precise timing source from a quantum oscillator. Compared with conventional radar, quantum-enabled radar are able to detect as well as track drones and other smaller targets further away, and they enable the network radar to truly work in unison. With reference to data from real trials, an assessment will be carried out of the success and challenges of using highperformance oscillators for radar surveillance. Lessons learned on how quantum oscillators can be leveraged for networked radar systems to reach their full potential will be presented.
Part of the IOP London and South East (LSE) region Autumn/Winter 2024-2025 Physics Talks Series.
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