High resolution millimeter-wave imaging radar using inline Tx/Rx antennas

Author

Sakai, Fuminori ; Suzuki, Hirosuke ; Sato, Hiroyasu ; Sawaya, Kunio ; Mizuno, Koji

Author_Institution

KEYCOM Corp., Tokyo

fYear

2008

fDate

30-31 Oct. 2008

Firstpage

156

Lastpage

159

Abstract

Broadband, high resolution millimeter-wave imaging radar using inline transmitting (Tx) and receiving (Rx) antennas is proposed. The imaging radar is composed of dielectric aspheric lens and inline Tx/Rx antennas located both in the axis of lens. As Tx/Rx antennas, antipodal Fermi antenna is employed. Basic characteristics of the proposed imaging radar including the effect of offset of Tx/Rx antennas is discussed by using FDTD analysis and experiments, in which high isolation between Tx/Rx antennas is obtained. Imaging of three objects is performed using frequency range of 35 GHz to 70 GHz showing high resolution less than 8 mm and clear image.

Keywords

lens antennas; millimetre wave imaging; radar antennas; radar imaging; antipodal Fermi antenna; dielectric aspheric lens; frequency 35 GHz to 70 GHz; high resolution millimeter wave imaging radar; inline transmit/receive antennas; Broadband antennas; Dielectrics; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; Lenses; Millimeter wave radar; Radar antennas; Radar imaging; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 2008. EuRAD 2008. European

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

978-2-87487-009-5

Type

conf

Filename

4760825