Novel circularly polarized W-band direct detection receiver for six-port polarimetric radar systems

Markus O. Thieme, Ralph H. Rasshofer, Axel Stiller, Erwin M. Biebl

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Abstract

A circularly polarized silicon integrated W-band direct detection receiver (DDR) for use in six-port polarimetric radar systems has been designed, numerically optimized and fabricated. The major advantage of the receiver is a novel low-loss, purely planar dual patch antenna (DPA) layout, which allows the receiver to be manufactured using monolithic integration. The measurement results for the receiver demonstrate a good cross polarization discrimination (XPD) >14 dB 76 GHz over a wide range of the scan angle (12 dB ±20°).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1269-1272
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
Volume3
StatePublished - 1997
EventProceedings of the 1997 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium. Part 1 (of 3) - Denver, CO, USA
Duration: 8 Jun 199713 Jun 1997

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