Advances in millimeter-wave subsystems in Japan

Author

Kitazume, Susumu ; Kondo, Hidetoshi

Author_Institution

NEC Corp., Yokohama, Japan

Volume

39

Issue

5

fYear

1991

fDate

5/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

775

Lastpage

781

Abstract

The authors describe the development trends and results of millimeter-wave systems in Japan in such fields as communication, radar, and measurement systems. The applications included are the W-40G waveguide transmission communication system, an automobile traffic control system using the 60-GHz band, a collision avoidance radar system for an automobile, a plasma electron density measuring system, and satellite communication. The authors describe the development of devices such as high-power FET amplifiers, traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs), IMPATT amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, and monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) devices used in constructing the millimeter-wave systems

Keywords

MMIC; microwave amplifiers; microwave links; microwave measurement; radar systems; satellite relay systems; traffic control; travelling-wave-tubes; 60 GHz; EHF; IMPATT amplifiers; Japan; LNA; MM-wave systems; MMIC; TWT; TWTA; W-40G; automobile traffic control system; collision avoidance radar system; high-power FET amplifiers; low-noise amplifiers; measurement systems; millimeter-wave subsystems; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; plasma electron density measuring system; satellite communication; traveling wave tube amplifiers; waveguide transmission communication system; Automobiles; High power amplifiers; Low-noise amplifiers; Microwave amplifiers; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave radar; Plasma measurements; Radar measurements; Spaceborne radar;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.79104

Filename

79104