600 GHz Imaging Radar with 2 cm Range Resolution

We report the first submillimeter-wave imaging system that has radar ranging capabilities. By frequency-modulating the K-band synthesizers of a single-pixel 630 GHz scanning vector imager and applying a distortion compensation technique in software, we have achieved a range resolution of approximately 2 cm for targets at a range of several meters. Relief images of test objects obtained with our system demonstrate that three-dimensional THz imaging of scanned targets is feasible using a room temperature, all solid-state approach.

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