Design and Performance Evaluation of a Time Domain Microwave Imaging System
Journal article, 2013

We design a time domain microwave system dedicated to medical imaging. The measurement accuracy of the system, that is, signal-to-noise ratio, due to voltage noise and timing noise, is evaluated. Particularly, the effect of coupling media on the measurement accuracy is investigated both numerically and experimentally. The results suggest that the use of suitable coupling media betters the measurement accuracy in the frequency range of interest. A signal-to-noise ratio higher than 30 dB is achievable in the range of 500 MHz to 3 GHz when the effective sampling rate is 50 Gsa/s. It is also indicated that the effect of the timing jitter on the strongest received signal is comparable to that of the voltage noise.

Author

Xuezhi Zeng

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Signal Processing and Biomedical Engineering

Andreas Fhager

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Signal Processing and Biomedical Engineering

Peter Linner

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics

Mikael Persson

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Signal Processing and Biomedical Engineering

Herbert Zirath

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics

International Journal of Microwave Science and Technology

1687-5826 (ISSN) 1687-5834 (eISSN)

Vol. 2013 Art. no. 735692- 735692

Subject Categories

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1155/2013/735692

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10/8/2017