High-Bandwidth Oscilloscopes for Multi-Channel, Coherent, RF Pulse Analysis

When warfighters enter the battlefield, whether in the sky, on the ground or at sea, they depend on sophisticated radar and electronic attack jammer systems to protect them from harm.  Advancements in digitizing technology and analysis software enable EW systems to undergo testing in the lab before they reach a real conflict.  High-bandwidth oscilloscopes can be used for multi-port, coherent RF pulse analysis.  With the combination of real-time digital down conversion and variable-length segmented capture, such oscilloscopes can digitize, store, and analyze the essential information needed on every radar echo or jammer pulse in an EW scenario, lasting seconds or even tens of seconds, to ultimately help evaluate the effectiveness of EW systems.