ANGULAR EFFECTS IN A MILLIMETER WAVE SEMICONDUCTOR INTERFEROMETER.

Abstract

In a recent investigation, it was shown that electromagnetic radiation incident upon a layered system could give interferometric effects which result in zero reflection. It was shown that for millimeter waves falling upon a system composed of air as the transmitting medium, semiconductor, air, and metal reflector, critical parameters of conductivity, thickness and dielectric constant will give the desired results. Furthermore, by modulating the conductivity of the semiconductor, the reflection coefficient of the system could be varied. In this report, we consider the effects of angular incidence upon the interferometric system. It is concluded that the reflection coefficient is relatively insensitive to angle, and that in the application to the millimeter wave imaging system previously proposed, the optimum condition will be for planar construction of the multilayered device. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0653646

Entities

People

  • Edward Horn
  • George Morris
  • Harold Jacobs
  • Ronald Hofar

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Conductivity
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Reflections
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Radiation
  • Reflection
  • Reflectors
  • Semiconductors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - DoD 5G Program
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems