A Multichannel Passive Imaging Radiometer Using DBF Technique

In this letter, a 16-element imaging radiometer using the digital beamforming technique is described. The system operates in the Ka-band in order to have high spatial resolution. The principle of an image reconstructing system is described. A series of experimental results is reported to demonstrate the effect of the system architecture.

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