Application of millimeter-wave photonics technology in passive millimeter-wave imaging

被引:1
作者
Zhang, Yuedong [1 ]
Jiang, Yuesong [1 ]
Guo, Jingping [2 ]
He, Yuntao [1 ]
Wang, Haiyang [1 ]
机构
[1] Beijing Univ Aeronaut & Astronaut, Sch Elect & Informat Engn, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China
[2] China Acad Space Technol, Beijing 100086, Peoples R China
来源
INFRARED, MILLIMETER WAVE, AND TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGIES | 2010年 / 7854卷
关键词
passive millimeter-wave imaging; microwave photonics; electro-optic modulation; photodetection; radiometer;
D O I
10.1117/12.870030
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Passive millimeter-wave imaging is attractive due to the ability to obtain images in low-visibility conditions. In this paper, a passive millimeter-wave imaging method using photonic processing is presented. The principle of the millimeter-wave photonic signal processing method is described. The relationship between the signal conversion gain and the component parameters is discussed. The noise characteristic of this detection method is analyzed. A millimeter-wave radiometer using photonic processing is presented in this paper. A passive millimeter-wave scanning imaging system using this processing method was implemented. The imaging experiment results show that this imaging method is effective.
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