Title :
Noise Considerations in Self-Mixing IMPATT-Diode Oscillators for Short-Range Doppler RADAR Applications
Author :
Gupta, Madhu-Sudan ; Lomax, Ronald J. ; Haddad, George I.
fDate :
1/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The influence of the oscillator noise on the minimum detectable signal of a Doppler RADAR with a self-mixing IMPATT-diode oscillator is evaluated. For very short-range RADARs, it is the AM noise which limits the signal-to-noise ratio and thus the range.
Keywords :
Diodes; Doppler radar; Frequency conversion; Microwave oscillators; Mixers; Noise figure; Radar antennas; Radar detection; Signal detection; Signal to noise ratio;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.1974.1128158