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Sub-millimeter wavelength camera

US7502605B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 2003
Grant dateMar 10, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q21/06
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an imaging device to be used with millimeter and/or sub-millimeter radiation comprising at least a pair of substrates, at least one of which is patterned on at least one surface with a patterning defining at least one radiation detector, each radiation detector comprising: an antenna adapted to receive millimeter and/or sub-millimeter electromagnetic radiation, a mixer channel coupled to said antenna and in communication with a via extending through a substrate for connection to a signal output, a mixer comprising filters being mounted in the mixer channel for extracting an intermediate frequency signal in dependence upon said radiation received by the antenna, a waveguide structure coupled to said mixer and having a signal input for connection to a local oscillator.

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