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Quantum radar will expose stealth aircraft

Stealth aircraft in the Canadian arctic will be no match for a new quantum 
radar system.

Researchers at the University of Waterloo are developing a new technology 
that promises to help radar operators cut through heavy background noise and 
isolate objects—including stealth aircraft and missiles—with unparalleled 
accuracy.
"In the Arctic, space weather such as geomagnetic storms and solar flares 
interfere with radar operation and make the effective identification of 
objects more challenging," said Jonathan Baugh, a faculty member at the 
Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and a professor in the Department of 
Chemistry who is leading the project with three other researchers at IQC and 
the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN). "By moving from traditional 
radar to quantum radar, we hope to not only cut through this noise, but also 
to identify objects that have been specifically designed to avoid detection."
Stealth aircraft rely on special paint and body design to absorb and deflect 
radio waves—making them invisible to traditional radar. They also use 
electronic jamming to swamp detectors with artificial noise. With quantum 
radar, in theory, these planes will not only be exposed, but also unaware 
they have been detected.
Technology to improve national defence
Quantum radar uses a sensing technique called quantum illumination to detect 
and receive information about an object. At its core, it leverages the 
quantum principle of entanglement, where two photons form a connected, or 
entangled, pair.
The method works by sending one of the photons to a distant object, while 
retaining the other member of the pair. Photons in the return signal are 
checked for telltale signatures of entanglement, allowing photons from the 
noisy environmental background to be discarded. This can greatly improve the 
radar signal-to-noise in certain situations.
But in order for quantum radar to work in the field, researchers first need 
to realize a fast, on-demand source of entangled photons.
"The goal for our project is to create a robust source of entangled photons 
that can be generated at the press of a button," said Baugh.
To date, quantum illumination has only been explored in the laboratory. The 
Government of Canada, under the Department of National Defence's All Domain 
Situational Awareness (ADSA) Science & Technology program, is investing $2.7 
million to expedite its use in the field.
The 54 North Warning System (NWS) radar stations, based in the Arctic and 
operated by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), are nearing 
the end of their life spans and could need to be replaced as early as 2025.
"This project will allow us to develop the technology to help move quantum 
radar from the lab to the field," said Baugh. "It could change the way we 
think about national security."


Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-04-quantum-radar-expose-stealth-
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  Re: Quantum radar will expose stealth aircraft Dhu on Gate <campbell@neotext.ca> - 2018-04-23 15:45 +0000
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  Re: Quantum radar will expose stealth aircraft Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2018-04-23 14:06 -0700
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                Re: Quantum radar will expose stealth aircraft "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-04-26 22:25 -0700
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                Re: Quantum radar will expose stealth aircraft "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-05-01 13:52 -0700
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                Re: Quantum radar will expose stealth aircraft Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2018-05-02 07:33 -0700
                Re: Quantum radar will expose stealth aircraft Juergen Nieveler <juergen@nieveler.org> - 2018-04-27 09:17 +0200
                Re: Quantum radar will expose stealth aircraft Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2018-04-27 03:03 -0700
                Re: Quantum radar will expose stealth aircraft Juergen Nieveler <juergen@nieveler.org> - 2018-04-27 14:27 +0200
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