The impacts of phase noise on a long-baseline cross-eye jammer

Abstract

Cross-eye jamming is a technique used for deceiving the angle measurement of monopulse radars. Long baseline (i.e., long spacing of jammer antennas) is an attractive option for cross-eye jammers, which can increase the angular error for monopulse radars. Phase error is a key factor restricting the performance of cross-eye jammers. In this paper, one of the sources of the phase error, i.e., local oscillator (LO) phase noise, is analyzed for a long-baseline cross-eye jammer. The effect of LO phase noise on the jamming performance is revealed for the first time. Additionally, the tolerance requirements for the LO phase noise of long-baseline cross-eye jammers are determined through theoretical analyses. Finally, the theoretical analyses are verified by Monte Carlo simulations. The research results can provide theoretical insights for system design and component selection for cross-eye jammers.