Large scale W-band focal plane array for passive radiometric imaging

Author

Dow, G.S. ; Lo, D.C.W. ; Guo, Y. ; Lin, E.W. ; Chung, T.T. ; Biedenbender, M.D. ; Miromontes, O. ; Marashi, A. ; Yujiri, L. ; Lee, P.S.C. ; Shoucri, M.M. ; Allen, B.R.

Author_Institution

Space & Electron. Group, TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

17-21 June 1996

Firstpage

369

Abstract

This paper discusses the development of a large scale W-band focal plane array (FPA) for passive radiometric imaging application. The goal is to develop a 40/spl times/26 (1040-pixels) FPA to cover 15/spl deg//spl times/10/spl deg/ instantaneous field-of-view. Each receiver consists of a single direct detection MMIC which is a W-band high gain, wide bandwidth switched LNA with integrated Schottky barrier diode detector. A 1/spl times/4 FPA module, employing linearly tapered slot antenna, is used as the basic building block for the FPA. Typical receiver temperature sensitivity is 0.4 K with 10 ms integration time. For the first time, an automated assembly process is used to produce W-band MMIC modules in large volume.

Keywords

MIMIC; focal planes; image sensors; microassembling; millimetre wave imaging; millimetre wave measurement; millimetre wave receivers; modules; packaging; radiometry; slot antenna arrays; 1040 pixel; 26 pixel; 40 pixel; EHF; FPA module; MM-wave imaging; W-band focal plane array; automated assembly process; high gain LNA; integrated Schottky barrier diode detector; large scale focal plane array; large volume production; linearly tapered slot antenna; low noise amplifier; passive radiometric imaging; single direct detection MMIC; wideband switched LNA; Assembly; Bandwidth; Cameras; Envelope detectors; Large-scale systems; MMICs; Optical imaging; Radiometry; Schottky barriers; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1996., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3246-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1996.508532

Filename

508532