Plea For Synergism

J. W. Mink; B. D. Guenther

doi:10.1117/12.933078

2 August 1982 Plea For Synergism

J. W. Mink, B. D. Guenther

Proceedings Volume 0317, Integrated Optics and Millimeter and Microwave Integrated Circuits; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933078
Event: Integrated Optics and Millimeter and Microwave Integrated Circuits, 1981, Huntsville, United States

Abstract

The military requirement to remotely detect and identify objects under realistic battlefield conditions has motivated substantial interest in the region of the electro-magnetic spectrum between microwaves and infrared frequencies with primary focus on that region bounded by atmospheric "windows" between 100 and 1000 GHz.1 This region offers an attractive compromise between the high resolution capabilities of infrared radiation and the low loss propagation characteristics of microwaves. In terms of technology, this region of the spectrum represents a transitional zone between microwave technology and optical technology. This has resulted in a dichotomy of techniques applied to construct systems. On one hand we see devices and systems which utilize modal techniques; i.e., conventional hollow metallic waveguides, and on the other hand, we see devices and systems which utilize quasi-optical, ray techniques; i.e., lenses, beam splitters.

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J. W. Mink and B. D. Guenther "Plea For Synergism", Proc. SPIE 0317, Integrated Optics and Millimeter and Microwave Integrated Circuits, (2 August 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933078

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