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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Quantum Photonic RADAR first saw widespread use by the Unified Gwerin Ecumene in ancient times when that species started their widespread and systematic manipulation of quantum physics. The ability to quantum entangle particles yielded massive advantages in communications, computation and RADAR technology, examples of the implementation of Quantum Photonic RADAR include the SPOOK and GHOUL series of Quantum Radar which are highly effective and programmable "Smart" RADAR systems and can be configured to search for specific contacts within any medium from a well camouflaged soldier to angular warships that would under normal conditions fade into the cosmos' thermal background for normal RADAR systems can all be detected by any series of Quantum Photonic RADAR produced in this line of technology. The technology functions on principles of Quantum Entanglement to permit extremely high resolution and an ability to utterly resist attempts at jamming by flooding the interstellar space with excessive 'background noise' often taking the form of white noise being broadcast on all frequencies, thanks to the quantum nature of the system it can identify this 'white noise' and filter it out from the return entangled signal rendering the tactic of jamming ineffective which is extremely useful especially for observation stations and listening posts.
In essence the technology works through two fields of visible-frequency photons that are quantum entangled, one set of these photons is converted into a quantum entangled microwave through a laser and transmitted into whatever medium desired. The microwave waves then encounter and interact with all objects they come into contact with as per a normal electromagnetic wave, once it is reflected by an object back to the receiver where the other half of Photons have remain unchanged a quantum computer then compares the two sets of quantum-entangled particles and can use the original entangled particles for comparison to eliminate the effects of interference of jamming, ground clutter and background cosmic thermal energy and radiation. This results in the ability to detect the speed and direction of travel for even a craft that has been designed for absolute minimum RADAR cross-section rendering such technology as a means of avoiding detection obsolete, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be implemented as even Quantum Photonic RADAR possesses material and physical limitations not dissimilar from traditional RADAR systems by virtue of its' function.
There is a significant aggravating effect that occurs on RADAR systems based off this technology that being quantum decoherence which is where the quantum entangled microwave is broadcast it steadily degrades over great distances and when passing through dense mediums such as terrestrial atmospheres. The quantum microwave signal can be reflected and refracted as is vital to its' function however this can have a delirious effect on its' ability to produce high resolution and precise data about contacts. For example, at long ranges if the microwaves pass through rain for example or inclement weather there is the real risk they will produce invalid or unreliable results, despite the technology's capability to "Clean up" interference caused by things like excess electromagnetic signals or ground clutter if the environment is filled with a high fidelity of physical or other dense objects it can skew resolution greatly and thus man-portable examples of this technology used at ground level often have a very restricted range by virtue of often restricted power supply and broadcaster elevation.
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Create the basis for Gwerin Doeth and more specifically the Ellylon Republic's RADAR technology, given their historic use of quantum mechanics and photons subject to quantum effects I thought it made sense for their communication and RADAR detection technology to be based on the same principles.
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- Primary Source: Quantum entanglement (Wiki), quantum computing (wiki), quantum photon effect, quantum information science (wiki), quantum illumination (wiki), quantum radar (wiki)
- Manufactured: 397,709 BBY-Current
- Manufacturer: Unified Gwerin Ecumene
- Designed: 397,720 BBY-397,709 BBY
- Designer: Unified Gwerin Ecumene
- Affiliation: Closed-Market (Controlled technology)
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- Model: Quantum Photonic RADAR
- Series:
- GHOUL-series Quantum RADAR (Man-portable)
- SPOOK-series Quantum RADAR (Starships, vehicles)
- Other Name(s):
- Modularity: Yes (Application, implementation, size etc)
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Photon, Fiber-optic, laser
- Quantum entanglement
- Quantum photonic effect
- Quantum radar
- Detection capability: Quantum Photonic RADAR uses principles of laser and quantum theory to entangle visible-frequency photon particles and split them into two, with one half being focused and converted into the microwave frequencies while preserving its' quantum state. The microwave signal is sent and received as per a normal electromagnetic wave but when it is received the signal is converted back into visible-frequency photons as per its' quantum entangled state and compared with the original idle entangled photons. The quantum photonic RADAR's attendant compute systems compares the photons which idled versus the ones that were received and thus can identify meaningful emissions versus 'background' noise as the photons interacted with by the Microwave cannot possible match the quantum state of the originally entangled particles. This means in short that the system cannot be jammed by electromagnetic 'white noise', conversely the same is true for ground clutter and the aurora effect which is seen in some environments. In a man-portable application the RADAR can be used as an extremely high resolution and precise multi-purpose sensor such as a motion tracker, and can identify even thoroughly camouflaged targets.
- Rounded surfaces annulled: A popular and historic method of reducing radar cross-section and detection is to implement rounded surfaces on aircraft and vehicles to avoid the formation of corner reflectors which contribute to detection. Traditionally this method is reliable against traditional radar systems but that is not true for the Quantum Photonic RADAR, while the quantum-entangled microwave signal will still be reflected its' the nature of the quantum entangled idled and transmitted photonic particles that allow the technology to identify the tiniest most minute details in the thermal background noise that stealth craft attempt so slink into, this is true even when the signal is flooded with other information, capable of defeating even the most 'stealthy' designs. These properties do not apply for true cloaking devices however.
- Quantum decoherence: Like a traditional electromagnetic wave when the quantum entangled microwave is broadcast over long distances and through dense mediums its' resolution steadily and slowly degrades in addition to its' quantum state steadily losing its' coherence, this is most notable in atmospheric conditions as opposed to vacuum. Within a terrestrial environment for example atmospheric turbulence such as heavy rain or extreme weather events can have a delirious effect on the range and coherence of the Quantum state of the entangled microwaves and overall reducing the system's performance. Thus, the closer a target is to a receiver the higher the resolution and therefore quality of data will be when it arrives for comparison. With this in mind it shouldn't surprise any that the technology struggles to remain effective when broadcasting in an extremely dense medium such as a liquid, meaning its' not generally effective in a submerged environment for example.
Quantum Photonic RADAR first saw widespread use by the Unified Gwerin Ecumene in ancient times when that species started their widespread and systematic manipulation of quantum physics. The ability to quantum entangle particles yielded massive advantages in communications, computation and RADAR technology, examples of the implementation of Quantum Photonic RADAR include the SPOOK and GHOUL series of Quantum Radar which are highly effective and programmable "Smart" RADAR systems and can be configured to search for specific contacts within any medium from a well camouflaged soldier to angular warships that would under normal conditions fade into the cosmos' thermal background for normal RADAR systems can all be detected by any series of Quantum Photonic RADAR produced in this line of technology. The technology functions on principles of Quantum Entanglement to permit extremely high resolution and an ability to utterly resist attempts at jamming by flooding the interstellar space with excessive 'background noise' often taking the form of white noise being broadcast on all frequencies, thanks to the quantum nature of the system it can identify this 'white noise' and filter it out from the return entangled signal rendering the tactic of jamming ineffective which is extremely useful especially for observation stations and listening posts.
In essence the technology works through two fields of visible-frequency photons that are quantum entangled, one set of these photons is converted into a quantum entangled microwave through a laser and transmitted into whatever medium desired. The microwave waves then encounter and interact with all objects they come into contact with as per a normal electromagnetic wave, once it is reflected by an object back to the receiver where the other half of Photons have remain unchanged a quantum computer then compares the two sets of quantum-entangled particles and can use the original entangled particles for comparison to eliminate the effects of interference of jamming, ground clutter and background cosmic thermal energy and radiation. This results in the ability to detect the speed and direction of travel for even a craft that has been designed for absolute minimum RADAR cross-section rendering such technology as a means of avoiding detection obsolete, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be implemented as even Quantum Photonic RADAR possesses material and physical limitations not dissimilar from traditional RADAR systems by virtue of its' function.
There is a significant aggravating effect that occurs on RADAR systems based off this technology that being quantum decoherence which is where the quantum entangled microwave is broadcast it steadily degrades over great distances and when passing through dense mediums such as terrestrial atmospheres. The quantum microwave signal can be reflected and refracted as is vital to its' function however this can have a delirious effect on its' ability to produce high resolution and precise data about contacts. For example, at long ranges if the microwaves pass through rain for example or inclement weather there is the real risk they will produce invalid or unreliable results, despite the technology's capability to "Clean up" interference caused by things like excess electromagnetic signals or ground clutter if the environment is filled with a high fidelity of physical or other dense objects it can skew resolution greatly and thus man-portable examples of this technology used at ground level often have a very restricted range by virtue of often restricted power supply and broadcaster elevation.
