Invited Paper : Advances in Millimeter Wave Imaging and Radar Systems for Civil Applications

Author

Vizard, David R. ; Doyle, R.

Author_Institution

Farran Technol. Ltd., Cork

fYear

2006

fDate

11-16 June 2006

Firstpage

94

Lastpage

97

Abstract

Recent developments in the field of millimeter wavelength imagers intended for security and other applications are described. Passive mm-wave systems are now available that exploit high performance MMIC based sensors combined with mechanically scanned optics to provide highly cost effective industrial security cameras. The paper will describe the general principles inherent in the approach, describe the supporting technology and provide performance examples. Additionally the potential for the development of longer range sensor systems intended for surveillance and other applications is discussed

Keywords

MMIC; cameras; millimetre wave imaging; radar; MMIC-based sensors; industrial security cameras; millimeter wave imaging; radar systems; scanning optics; surveillance; Field effect MMICs; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Radar applications; Radar imaging; Security; Sensor systems; Special issues and sections; Millimeter wave; active; imagers; mechanical scanning; passive; scanning optics; surveillance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2006. IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9541-7

Electronic_ISBN

0149-645X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249937

Filename

4014828