Passive real-time submillimetre-wave imaging system utilizing antenna-coupled microbolometers for stand-off security screening applications

Final Program and Book of Abstracts - iWAT 2010: 2010 International Workshop on Antenna Technology: Small Antennas, Innovative Structures and Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Luukanen, Arttu ^a   Grönholm, Markus ^a   Lappalainen, Petteri ^a   Leivo, Mikko ^a   Rautiainen, Anssi ^a   Tamminen, Aleksi ^b   Ala Laurinaho, Juha ^b   Räisänen, Antti ^d   Dietlein, Charles R ^c   Grossman, Erich N ^c  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Optoelectronics Division ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA-COUPLED; APERTURE SIZES; BROAD-BAND ANTENNA; CLOSED CYCLE; CRYOCOOLERS; FRAMES PER SECONDS; MICRO-BOLOMETERS; NEAR-REAL TIME; OPERATING FREQUENCY; PARALLEL SENSOR; READOUT ELECTRONICS; REALTIME IMAGING; SECURITY SCREENING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STAND-OFF; SUBMILLIMETRE; TURN-KEY; VIDEO IMAGERY; VIDEO RATES; WAVE IMAGING;

BOLOMETERS; CAMERAS; CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT; INNOVATION; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 77953765667     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IWAT.2010.5464793     Document Type: Conference Paper

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