Extended range distance measurements based on frequency and power compensated Six-Port receiver

Start Page
742
End Page
745
Article Number
6986541
Citation
European Microwave Conference: 6986541 (2014)
Contribution to Conference
European Microwave Week 2014: Connecting the Future, EuMW 2014 , EuMC 2014 
Publisher DOI
10.1109/EuMC.2014.6986541
Six-Port interferometers for distance measurement show a low cost solution able to operate in harsh environment where other solutions are not suitable. The increase of the distance range requires new calibration strategies in order to compensate the signals' high dynamic power range. Here, an enhanced Six-Port receiver is presented having the capability of sensing the frequency of the reference signal and featuring a dynamic compensation of the power levels of the signals fed to the interferometer. These attributes allow the receiver to increase the distance detection range.
Schlagworte
Distance measurement
Error compensation
Frequency estimation
Radar
Six-Port