Focal Plane Imaging Systems for Millimeter Wavelengths

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 1993, Pages 1664-1675

  Goldsmith, P F ^a   Hsieh, C T ^b   Huguenin, G R ^b   Kapitzky, J ^b   Moore, E L ^b  

^a Department of Astronomy   (United States)

^b Millitech Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT LANDING; ANTENNAS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MILLIMETER WAVES; RADIO ASTRONOMY; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

FOCAL PLANE IMAGING;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 0027680322     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.247910     Document Type: Article

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