Minimising the costs of next generation aperture synthesis passive millimetre wave imagers

Christopher Taylor; Neil A. Salmon; Peter N. Wilkinson; Christopher T. Taylor; Med Benyezzar

doi:10.1117/12.899309

Minimising the costs of next generation aperture synthesis passive millimetre wave imagers

Christopher Taylor, Neil A. Salmon, Peter N. Wilkinson, Christopher T. Taylor, Med Benyezzar

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This paper examines the sourcing of low cost components for next generation passive millimetre wave (PMMW) aperture synthesis imagers. Splitting the elements of the imager into antennas/receivers, analogue to digital converters (ADCs), digital signal processors (DSP) and a host computer, technologies are identified that can minimise the cost of these in future systems. It is established that the follow-on aperture PMMW imagers can be constructed at relatively low cost, using a combination of low frequency (<30 GHz) satellite receiver technology, high-speed clocked comparators, DSP (both Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and Graphical Processor Units (GPUs)) and the latest personal computers that use high-speed high lane count PCI Express Bus technology. © 2011 Copyright Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering\|Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng
Place of Publication	SPIE 8188
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	8188
ISBN (Print)	9780819488169
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.899309
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology IV - Prague Duration: 1 Jul 2011 → …

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Conference	Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology IV
City	Prague
Period	1/07/11 → …

Keywords

all-weather
aperture synthesis
beam-forming
FPGA
GPU
millimetre wave
passive
security screening

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Taylor, C, Salmon, NA, Wilkinson, PN, Taylor, CT & Benyezzar, M 2011, Minimising the costs of next generation aperture synthesis passive millimetre wave imagers. in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering|Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng. vol. 8188, SPIE, SPIE 8188, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology IV, Prague, 1/07/11. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.899309

Minimising the costs of next generation aperture synthesis passive millimetre wave imagers. / Taylor, Christopher; Salmon, Neil A.; Wilkinson, Peter N. et al.
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering|Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng. Vol. 8188 SPIE 8188: SPIE, 2011.

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