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Completed TRL 4 (started at 1, targeting 4)
We propose to investigate the generation of versatile radar radio frequency (RF) waveforms using the beat frequencies of two locked lasers and then applying an external amplitude and frequency modulation to one laser.
This technology development will produce significant size, weight and power, and cost (SWaP-C) savings to future Earth Science remote sensing radar developments.
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