CONVERSION OF MILLIMETER WAVE IMAGES INTO VISIBLE DISPLAYS.

Abstract

A new method is suggested, in which millimeter or submillimeter wave images are converted to visible displays. This technique can be applied to either coherent or incoherent radiation, giving the same power response per unit area for either case. The proposed device depends upon the principle of conductivity modulating a germanium panel by means of light or an electron beam in selected areas, and thereby controlling the transmission of millimeter wave energy through the semiconductor medium. Laboratory tests are reported in which displays have been obtained from several configurations of point sources of millimeter wave radiation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0818029

Entities

People

  • Edward Y. Horn
  • George E. Morris
  • Harold Jacobs
  • Ronald C. Hofer

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Corpuscular Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Beams
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Radiation
  • Semiconductors
  • Terahertz Radiation
  • Wave Power

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics