Compact 340 GHz homodyne transceiver modules for FMWC imaging radar arrays.
Paper in proceeding, 2016

We present a solution where one single LO chain is used to feed a homodyne FMCW radar transceiver. An InGaAs pHEMT active frequency multiplier MMIC (x8) and a Schottky diode frequency doubler make up the LO chain. The novel Schottky diode based transceiver operates both as a frequency multiplier (x2) and as a sub-harmonic mixer. The modules operate at a center frequency of 340 GHz with a 30 GHz modulation bandwidth. An output power of 0 dBm, an IF noise level of -168 dBm/Hz and a receiver conversion loss of 18 dB is achieved in the band. The form factor of the modules is adapted to build one- or two- dimensional FMCW radar arrays. State of the art system performance is achieved while system complexity, size and cost is significantly reduced.

THz imaging

Millimeter wave integrated circuits

Schottky diodes

Submillimeter wave circuits

FMCW

THz radar

radar

transceiver

Author

Robin Dahlbäck

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Terahertz and Millimetre Wave Laboratory

Tomas Bryllert

Wasa Millimeter Wave AB

Göran Granström

Gotmic AB

Mattias Ferndahl

Gotmic AB

Vladimir Drakinskiy

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Terahertz and Millimetre Wave Laboratory

Jan Stake

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Terahertz and Millimetre Wave Laboratory

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

0149645X (ISSN)

Vol. 2016-August 7540113
978-1-5090-0698-4 (ISBN)

Areas of Advance

Information and Communication Technology

Infrastructure

Kollberg Laboratory

Nanofabrication Laboratory

Driving Forces

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Subject Categories

Signal Processing

Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540113

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