Millimeter-wave Schottky diode imaging array development

Author

Hsia, R.P. ; Cheng, S. ; Geck, W.R. ; Domier, C.W. ; Luhmann, N.C., Jr.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1993

fDate

1993

Firstpage

42378

Abstract

Low cost focal plane imaging arrays are being developed for radar and radiometric applications in the millimeter-wave region. Passive radiometric imaging has been demonstrated using mechanically scanned single Schottky diode mixer waveguide systems ranging from 90-200 GHz. The use of 1D imaging arrays will significantly reduce scanning time and cost as current fabrication techniques allow multiple channels to be economically constructed. Twenty channel arrays are currently under development in the laboratory for use at 94 GHz

Keywords

MIMIC; Schottky diode mixers; hybrid integrated circuits; image sensors; millimetre wave imaging; millimetre wave integrated circuits; 1D imaging arrays; 90 to 200 GHz; EHF; MM-wave imaging; Schottky diode imaging array; Schottky diode mixer waveguide systems; focal plane imaging arrays; low cost FPA; mechanical scanning; millimeter-wave region; multiple channels; passive radiometric imaging; Antenna arrays; Costs; Fabrication; Frequency; Laboratories; Microwave imaging; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Noise figure; Optical imaging; Optical losses; Radar applications; Radar imaging; Radiometry; Schottky diodes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference Proceedings, 1993. APMC '93., 1993 Asia-Pacific

Conference_Location

Hsinchu

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1352-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APMC.1993.468476

Filename

468476