• DocumentCode
    1016726
  • Title

    Infrared imaging to map power on target for a millimeter-wave source

  • Author

    Wilbanks, M.W. ; Patterson, G.L., IV ; Pohle, H. ; Clark, W.T., III

  • Author_Institution
    Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
  • Volume
    48
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    42
  • Lastpage
    47
  • Abstract
    Infrared camera images are used to calculate the power deposited on a target by a millimeter wave source. Thin carbon-impregnated sheets of Kapton are illuminated with RF energy, and then infrared images in the 3-5 μm band provide temperature data that is used to numerically solve the heat equation and obtain absorbed power values. Techniques to determine the electrical properties of Kapton up to 94 GHz were developed.
  • Keywords
    infrared imaging; millimetre wave imaging; Kapton; carbon-impregnated sheets; heat equation; infrared camera images; infrared imaging; millimeter-wave source; Cogeneration; Cooling; Equations; Organic materials; Radio frequency; Resistance heating; Space heating; Surface treatment; Temperature; Thermal conductivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1045-9243
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAP.2006.1650815
  • Filename
    1650815