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Analysis of bistatic quantum radar cross section for multi-photon illumination of typical ship structure

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Quantum radar cross section (QRCS) has attracted extensive attention due to its unique characteristics of enhancing the visibility of sidelobe targets compared with classical radar cross section. However, the previous studies were mainly with the aim of monostatic or bistatic quantum radar scattering of single-photon incident. In this paper, based on M. J. Brandsema’s method, the characteristics of bistatic quantum radar cross section (BIQRCS) with multiple photons illumination for the typical ship structure, a rectangular plate, are studied in detail. Furthermore, we verify the resulting equation by comparing with numerical simulations. Subsequently, the effects of the incident angles, the number and wavelength of signal photons, and the target size on the BIQRCS are analyzed separately and compared with the case of monostatic. Simulation results show that appropriate selection of the number and wavelength of signal photons can enable the bistatic quantum radar to obtain more target information at certain angles, and it is found that the bistatic quantum radar has more advantages in stealth target detection.

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Hu, J., Li, H. & Xia, C. Analysis of bistatic quantum radar cross section for multi-photon illumination of typical ship structure. Quantum Inf Process 21, 179 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-022-03516-7

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