7 July 2021 Quasi-optical design of a millimeter wave imaging system
Faeze Jadidi, Abdollah Eslamimajd, Alireza Erfanian, Seyed Hossein Mohseni Armaki
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Abstract

We report a complete design and simulation of a quasi-optical millimeter wave imaging system using ZEMAX and FEKO software, respectively. A Fresnel lens and a horn antenna are combined in this design. Compared to spherical and aspherical lenses, a Fresnel lens can be fabricated much easier at millimeter wavelengths. For focusing millimeter wave radiation, a Fresnel lens can be used to reduce the thickness of the focusing element and to lighten its weight from 25 to 4.5 kg. A horn antenna with a Gaussian profile and corrugated walls is designed for feeding this system at a central frequency of 94 GHz. The symmetrical radiation pattern of the designed corrugated Gaussian horn in E- and H-orthogonal planes, its wide bandwidth, and low side lobe levels make it a good candidate for feeding a W-band millimeter wave imaging system. The designed quasi-optical imaging system is light-weighted, has high resolution, and can be used in detecting hidden objects within a distance of 5 m with a 30-mm resolution in W-band at a central frequency of 94 GHz.

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Faeze Jadidi, Abdollah Eslamimajd, Alireza Erfanian, and Seyed Hossein Mohseni Armaki "Quasi-optical design of a millimeter wave imaging system," Optical Engineering 60(7), 075101 (7 July 2021). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.60.7.075101
Received: 29 March 2021; Accepted: 18 June 2021; Published: 7 July 2021
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KEYWORDS
Imaging systems

Millimeter wave imaging

Fresnel lenses

Antennas

Lens design

Waveguides

Aspheric lenses

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