Abstract
A system capable of deployment as a microwave security sensor which can automatically reject background clutter is presented. The principle of operation is based on analog homodyne detection using 1. Q single side-band down conversion of an AM backscattered modulating signal envelope. A demonstrator is presented which operates with a carrier frequency of 2 GHz and 500 KHz backscattered signal. When deployed in a multipath rich open plan office environment the S/N ratio obtained at the detection output was better than 20 dB at 20 in range with 20 dBm EIRP in a 2 MHz detection bandwidth despite the presence of time varying and static clutter. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 51: 2492-2495, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.24636
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2492-2495 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Microwave and Optical Technology Letters |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics