• DocumentCode
    39836
  • Title

    Refocusing a THz Imaging Radar: Implementation and Measurements

  • Author

    Llombart, Nuria ; Blazquez, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Microelectron. Dept., Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
  • Volume
    62
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Mar-14
  • Firstpage
    1529
  • Lastpage
    1534
  • Abstract
    In this contribution we present the upgrade of an existing reflector antenna system to provide a THz imaging Radar with refocusing capabilities. The method used to perform this refocusing is based on a mechanical translation of the transceiver, and it allows a 50% change of the focusing distance with respect to the normal position (25 m) maintaining well focused beams and high efficiency. The refocusing system has been validated with measurements and a resolution under 1.5 cm is obtained for the whole focusing range with spillover losses lower than 0.75 dB.
  • Keywords
    radar antennas; radar imaging; reflector antennas; terahertz wave imaging; beam focusing; mechanical translation; radio transceiver; reflector antenna system; refocusing system; terahertz imaging radar; Focusing; Optical imaging; Optical reflection; Radar imaging; Transceivers; Focusing; Terahertz imaging; reflector antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.2013.2296320
  • Filename
    6693681