NDLI: Characterisation of attenuation at low THz frequencies in radar sensors

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Author	Norouzian, F. Feng Qi Willetts, B. Gashinova, M. Constantinou, C. Gardner, P. Hoare, E. Cherniakov, M.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Sch. of Electron., Electr. & Syst. Eng., Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK (Norouzian, F.; Feng Qi; Willetts, B.; Gashinova, M.; Constantinou, C.; Gardner, P.; Hoare, E.; Cherniakov, M.)
Abstract	Intensive research and development activity on low-terahertz (0.1-1 THz) electronics, including recent advances in monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) fabrication, indicate that THz radar might become feasible in the coming decade, at a reasonable cost. Low-THz radar sensors are promising short range sensing for mobile robotics, automotive industry and avionics industries. Physically small antenna sizes are sufficiently electrically large to provide high angular resolutions. As a first step, the influence of contamination on the sensor radome is investigated for complex practical outdoor environments, by taking various weather (rain, snow, fog, etc.) and road conditions (mud, water, oil, etc.) into account. New measurement technique for characterising low-THz signal attenuation in different materials which may cover the radome is discussed, as a pre-requisite for the development of such systems. The method proposed in this paper is based on the ratio of the signals reflected from the reference target propagate through air and a signal is transmitted through the material under test. Attenuation of different material has been characterised at two different frequencies, 150 GHz and 300 GHz.
Starting Page	101
Ending Page	104
File Size	704604
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9782874870415
DOI	10.1109/EuRAD.2015.7346247
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-09-09
Publisher Place	France
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	EuMA
Subject Keyword	Antenna measurements radar radome attenuation Radar imaging Soil Attenuation Radar antennas Reflection THz radar
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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