Multi-pixel high-resolution three-dimensional imaging radar

A three-dimensional imaging radar operating at high frequency e.g., 670 GHz radar using low phase-noise synthesizers and a fast chirper to generate a frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) waveform, is disclosed that operates with a multiplexed beam to obtain range information simultaneously on multiple pixels of a target. A source transmit beam may be divided by a hybrid coupler into multiple transmit beams multiplexed together and directed to be reflected off a target and return as a single receive beam which is demultiplexed and processed to reveal range information of separate pixels of the target associated with each transmit beam simultaneously. The multiple transmit beams may be developed with appropriate optics to be temporally and spatially differentiated before being directed to the target. Temporal differentiation corresponds to a different intermediate frequencies separating the range information of the multiple pixels. Collinear transmit beams having differentiated polarizations may also be implemented

On the development of a quasi-optical system for short and long range standoff imagers

The European Defense Agency project TIPPSI aims to produce a phenomenology study to evaluate the performance of standoff imagers for security applications at submillimeter frequencies. In this context, a modular optical architecture is being developed. It is composed by a compact Dragonian system to image at short ranges coupled to a confocal system that operates at a larger focusing distance. The performance of the two solutions is described in this contribution

High power HBV multipliers for F- and G-band applications

Progress and realisation of applications in the 100-240 GHz region is inhibited by the lack of high-power sources. Therefore, in an effort to reach watts of output power, we have tailored devices, circuits, materials, and design and fabrication methods for improved thermal management and high overall conversion efficiencies

Development of a 210 GHz near-field measurement radar system based on an antenna-integrated MMIC receiver front-end and an ultra-compact HBV transmitter source module

The development of a 210 GHz radar system intended to study security applications such as personnel scanning is reported. The system is designed to operate with a transmit antenna floodlighting the target scene and a mechanically scanned antenna-integrated receiver module. For increased performance and potential future volume production the receiver front-end is based on highly integrated MMICs manufactured using the IAF 0.1 µm GaAs mHEMT process made available through a Swedish-German MoU. A single-chip MMIC solution is being developed containing feed antenna, LNA, mixer and an LO multiplier-chain. The transmitter part is based on a high-power HBV quintupler source-module