Accession Number:
ADD010290
Title:
Integrated Dielectric Waveguide Radar Front End Device.
Descriptive Note:
Patent Application,
Corporate Author:
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON DC
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1983-05-31
Pagination or Media Count:
19.0
Abstract:
The object of this invention is to provide a monolithic radar antenna front end subsystem capable of being fully integrated in a dielectric waveguide transmission line. A further object of this invention is to provide a millimeter wave doppler radar front end which is smaller and less complex than the conventional metal waveguide systems, and which lends itself to conformal mounting while exhibiting presently-available radar front end units. The integrated radar front end system according to the present invention utilizes a standard dielectric transmission line to provide an isolator and an antenna which is combined with a non-reciprocal ferrite circulator thereby allowing the antenna to be used for both transmission and reception.
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Subject Categories:
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment
- Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment