The Simulation and Analysis of Quantum Radar Cross Section for Three-Dimensional Convex Targets

• Published in: IEEE photonics journal 2018-02, Vol.10 (1), p.1-8
• Main Author: Fang, Chonghua
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 3D Convex targets; computation and analysis; Photonics; quantum radar; quantum radar cross section; Radar cross-sections; Scattering; Solid modeling; target detection; Three-dimensional displays; Two dimensional displays
• ISSN: 1943-0655; 1943-0647
• DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2017.2780981

Quantum radar offers the prospect of detecting, identifying, and resolving RF stealth platforms and weapons systems, but the corresponding quantum radar cross section (QRCS) simulation is restricted-almost all existing methods can only be used for the two-dimensional (2-D) targets, not the 3-D targets even for convex targets. We propose a novel method that can deal with the calculation of the orthogonal projected area (A ⊥ ) of the target in each incidence, which is the key part of QRCS simulation for the arbitrary 3-D convex target. To the best of our knowledge, this has not been reported before. In this paper, we introduce a three-step computation process of (A ⊥ ), and verified the method for typical 2-D targets. Finally, we show some results for typical 3-D convex targets and compared the QRCS with classical radar cross section (CRCS). Meanwhile, we analyze the superposition of quantum effect of side lobes for 3-D convex targets. The proposed method provides a key improvement for realizing the universalization and utilization of QRCS calculation.