Title :
Design and characterization of W-band components in planar technology
Author :
Rebollo, Ainara ; Maestrojuán, Itziar ; Larumbe-Gonzalo, Belén ; Gonzalo, Ramón ; Ederra, Iñigo
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., Public Univ. of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and characterization of the components which compose a W-band broadband and differential RF front-end configuration in planar technology which could be used for radiometer receivers. The main advantages of this configuration are the high sensitivity due to the minimization of the gain and noise temperature fluctuations of any amplifier, and the capability of the system to be easily calibrated given that the outputs are the amplified RF and reference signal with the same contribution of noise. Moreover, each component has been characterized by means of an inline microstrip to WR10 transition covering the full W-band.
Keywords :
microstrip couplers; microstrip transitions; radio receivers; radiometers; W-band components; amplified RF signal; broadband RF front-end configuration; differential RF front-end configuration; inline microstrip to WR10 transition; noise temperature fluctuations; planar technology; radiometer receivers; reference signal; Antenna accessories; Broadband antennas; Couplers; Microstrip; Radio frequency; Receivers; Slot antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206121
