Quasi-optical transmission/reflection switch and millimeter-wave imaging system using the same
US5170169A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/024
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for the selective transmission or reflection of incident electromagnetic radiation. The apparatus comprises a plurality of dielectric substrates combined so as to form a stack, wherein at least two of the substrates comprise conductive elements extending in first and second directions on a surface of the substrates and at least one of the substrates includes diodes which connect adjacent conductive elements in at least the first direction. The apparatus is electronically controllable between a reflection mode and a transmission mode, wherein in the reflection mode the diodes are reverse-biased and electromagnetic radiation incident on the apparatus is substantially reflected and in the transmission mode the diodes are forward-biased and incident electromagnetic radiation is substantially transmitted. The physical dimensions of the conductive elements of the substrate comprising the diodes is such that in the reflection mode, the apparatus substantially appears as a perfect conductor with respect to the incident energy.
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