Correlation Property of Broadened Microwave Short-Pulse Combined in Time Domain

A method to analyze the distortion of the broadened microwave short-pulse combined in time-domain is presented. The simulated results indicate that the correlation property of the combined pulse would decrease as the delay of array elements increases. The maximum allowable value of delay can be inferred from it, and the value is linear positively related to the array element pulse width. The study provides an exercisable and flexible measure to evaluate the combined pulse waveform quantitatively, and could contribute to utilizing the ability of broadening the combined pulse optimally.