August 2012 | Technical Report TR-12-488
Relationships Between Measured Power and Measurement Bandwidth for Frequency-Modulated (Chirped) Pulses
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Frank H. Sanders and Roger A. Dalke, “Relationships Between Measured Power and Measurement Bandwidth for Frequency-Modulated (Chirped) Pulses,” Technical Report TR-12-488, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, August 2012.
Frank H. Sanders and Roger A. Dalke
Abstract: Measured power levels for radio frequency (RF) pulses that are frequency modulated (chirped) vary as a function of the bandwidth in which the measurement is performed; if chirped pulses cause RF interference, the power levels of the pulses in victim receivers will likewise vary as a function of receiver bandwidth. This report provides both heuristic and rigorous derivations of the relationships among chirped pulse parameters and the measured peak and average power levels of chirped pulses as a function of measurement bandwidth. These relationships may be best understood via a single graph (Figure 3) presented in this report. This report supplements NTIA Technical Reports TR-05-420, TR-10-465 and TR-10-466, in which the formula for minimum bandwidth needed for measurement of full peak power in chirped pulses is presented but not derived.
Keywords: electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); radio frequency interference (RFI); chirped pulses; frequency-modulated (FM) pulses; pulse power measurements; radar power measurement; radar spectrum measurement; radio frequency (RF) measurement
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Frank H. Sanders
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
(303) 497-7600
fsanders@ntia.doc.gov
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