In　drone　detection　and　short-range　automotive　radar,　the　detection　system　should　have　the　ability　to　monitor　a　large　area　and　to　detect　the　distances　and　directions　of　multiple　targets.　Suffered　from　electronic　bottleneck,　it’s　difficult　to　achieve　a　high-performance　detection　via　conventional　radar　system.　Microwave　photonics　has　the　advantages　of　low　loss,　large　bandwidth　and　so　on,　and　greatly　improves　the　performance　of　radar　system.　To　realize　simultaneous　distance　and　direction　detection,　microwave　photonic　phased　array　radar　steers　the　beam　for　inertialess　and　squint-free　scanning　to　detect　targets　from　different　directions.　However,　limited　by　the　narrow　angle　scanning　range,　its　field　of　view　is　inadequate.　Photonics-assisted　AOA　(angle-of-arrival)　detection　method　can　detect　the　direction　of　target　in　a　large-angle　range.　Nevertheless,　it　can　hardly　obtain　the　distance　information　of　targets.　It　is　a　key　issue　to　preform　wide-angle　simultaneous　detection　of　distances　and　directions　for　multiple　targets.　We　introduce　a　microwave　photonic　radar　for　distance　and　direction　measurement　of　multiple　targets.　At　the　transmitter,　a　linear　frequency　modulation　signal　is　generated　by　photonic　frequency　doubling　and　transmitted　for　detection.　At　the　receiver,　echo　signals　are　received　by　a　uniform　linear　array　with　three　antennas.　The　intermediate　antenna　supplies　overlapped　reference　spectra　by　polarization-multiplexing　modulation.　The　de-chirped　spectra　possess　specific　symmetry,　thus　de-chirped　frequencies　of　each　antenna　are　clearly　distinguished　and　distances　and　directions　of　multiple　targets　can　be　obtained.　Two-target　proof-of-concept　experiments　have　verified　that　the　average　measurement　errors　of　distance　and　direction　are　2.4　cm　and　0.6°,　respectively.　©　2022　SPIE.