Wide Band Products:

Instantaneous Frequency Measurement Receiver Systems (IFM)

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Wide Band Systems' Instantaneous Frequency Measurement Receiver Systems (IFM) are fully integrated, wide band electronic warfare (EW) system receivers that provide digital output of RF frequency, RF amplitude, RF envelope pulse width, and time of arrival (TOA) data. Many different configurations are available for frequency coverage from 0.5 GHz to 18 GHz.

Wide Band IFMs are also available with many other discrete performance options including:

  • Frequency Modulation on Pulse (FMOP)
  • Phase Modulation on Pulse (PMOP)
  • Time of arrival (TOA)
  • Angle of arrival (AOA)
  • CW detection
  • Customer defined specifications

Typical applications include:

  • Radar Warning Receivers (RWR)
  • Electronic Intelligence Systems (ELINT)
  • Signal Intelligence Systems (SIGINT)

  •  IFM Receiver 0.5 - 18.0GHz
           
     Frequency Measurements Requirements  
       Operating Frequency Range    0.5 – 18.0GHz (Band break 0.5 – 2.0GHz; 2.0 – 18.0GHz)
       Unambiguous Bandwidth    18.0GHz minimum
       Mean Frequency Resolution    3.0MHz
       Frequency Accuracy    6.0MHz RMS
       Signal Level Range    -50 to +10dBm
         
     Amplitude Measurement Requirements  
       Minimum Number of Bits    8 (eight)
       Resolution    0.5 dB/bit nominal
       Linearity    4dB maximum
       Monotonicity
         		    For any increase in signal level of 1.0dB,
     the measured signal must not decrease
         
     Time-of-Arrival (TOA) Measurement Requirements  
       Minimum Number of Bits    32 (thirty-two)
       Resolution    Programmable from 25ns to 800ns, minimum
         
     Pulse Width Measurement Requirements    -26dBc maximum
         
     Frequency Accuracy  
       Minimum Number of Bits    16 (sixteen)
       Resolution    25ns minimum
       Range    100ns to CW
       Accuracy    50ns maximum

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