Performance Assessment of W-Band Radiometers: Direct versus Heterodyne Detections

W-Band radiometers using intermediate frequency down-conversion (super-heterodyne) and direct detection are compared. Both receivers consist of two W-band low noise amplifiers and an 80-to-101 GHz filter, which conforms to the reception frequency band, in the front-end module. The back-end module of...

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Main Authors: Juan Pablo Pascual, Beatriz Aja, Enrique Villa, Jose Vicente Terán, Luisa de la Fuente, Eduardo Artal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Electronics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/18/2317