Visual Detection of Microwave Field Patterns Using Liquid Crystals.

Abstract

Although point by point electric field mapping has been known for many years using point detectors, the method is laborious, time consuming, and produces errors due to the probe disturbances of the actual field and some information may be lost by discrete scanning of the field. The paper represents the results of a theoretical and experimental investigation to use a liquid crystal area detector of the microwave field, where continuous color displays the field intensities of an open-ended waveguide, a parabolic antenna focus and the interference pattern of the field between a source and a reflector. Experimental confirmation of certain phases of the microwave field theory is included. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0717583

Entities

People

  • Hosseih Torkan

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antennas
  • Color Displays
  • Crystals
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Intensity
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Microwaves
  • Parabolic Antennas
  • Reflectors
  • Scanning
  • Waveguides

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.