Publication Date
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
Jerry Clark (Committee Member), Jason Deibel (Committee Member), Douglas Petkie (Advisor)
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Abstract
Over the last couple of decades, the field of millimeter-wave (mmW) and terahertz (THz) radiation has seen an accelerated growth thanks to developments in high quality mmW/THz sensors. These developments have contributed to many useful applications in the fields of medicine, security, construction, etc. Non-destructive evaluations such as the detection of defects in materials is currently one of the major applications of mmW/THz radiation. These evaluations are performed using mmW/THz continuous-wave radar systems. In this study, we discuss how Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) techniques can enhance sensing applications through the use of a Michelson interferometer. This allows multiple objects or surfaces to be range resolved. Range resolution is dependent upon the bandwidth of the frequency sweep of the FMCW system and we will discuss several experiments performed that lead to achieving a range resolution of around 1mm.
Page Count
69
Department or Program
Department of Physics
Year Degree Awarded
2016
Copyright
Copyright 2016, all rights reserved. My ETD will be available under the "Fair Use" terms of copyright law.
