Apparatus and method for rapid electronic device discovery

A method of remotely detecting and analyzing a target device, the method comprising:

• illuminating the target device using transmitter circuitry that outputs configured electromagnetic energy that stimulates electromagnetic signals in the target device, the stimulated electromagnetic signals in the target device configured to mix with the electromagnetic energy to produce forced non-linear emissions that radiate from the target device;
• and
• receiving the forced non-linear emissions from the target device using receiver circuitry for subsequent analysis and evaluation.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by processing circuitry of an SDR that remotely detects and analyzes a target device, to configure the SDR to:

• illuminate the target device using transmitter circuitry that outputs configured electromagnetic energy that stimulates electromagnetic signals in the target device, the stimulated electromagnetic signals in the target device configured to mix with the electromagnetic energy to produce forced non-linear emissions that radiate from the target device;
• and
• receive the forced non-linear emissions from the target device using receiver circuitry for subsequent analysis and evaluation.