Design, fabrication, and application of precise SAW delay lines used in an FMCW radar system

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 4 II, 2001, Pages 787-794

  Reindl, Leonhard ^a,b   Ruppel, Clemens C W ^a,c   Berek, Stefan ^c   Knauer, Ulrich ^a,c   Vossiek, Martin ^a,d   Heide, Patric ^a,d   Oréans, Lutz ^d  

^a IEEE   (Germany)

^b CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c EPCOS AG   (Germany)

^d SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

0.3 m linewidth; Chirp; FMCW radar; Linearization; Photolithography; SAW delay line; Tank level gauge; Weighted IDTs

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY-MODULATED CONTINUOUS-WAVE (FMCW) RADAR SYSTEMS;

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; FABRICATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; TRANSDUCERS; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 0035303908     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.915465     Document Type: Article

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