Switched Sensor Array for Near-field Microwave Imaging of Tissue

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Beaverstone, Alex S. [1 ]
Nikolova, Natalia K. [1 ]
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[1] McMaster Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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This paper describes the design of an electronically-switched active antenna array for near-field microwave imaging of tissue in the range of 6 to 8 GHz. Each antenna element connects directly to a dedicated radio front-end, whose intermediate frequency output is fed to a common port for digital data processing. In this way, the difficulties of designing reproducible microwave switching and feeding networks are avoided. Within each front-end, switched-bias low-noise amplifiers are used to maximize the difference in received power between the on and off states of the imaging sensors, thereby enhancing the dynamic range of the measurement.
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