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X-Band to W-Band Doppler Radar Using Reconfigurable RF T/R MMIC Series, Phase II
Completed
Description
TLC demonstrated a high performance remote Doppler Radar adjustable X-band to W-band transceiver chip that can perform well as a FMCW, super-heterodyne or pulse radar that meets space qualification specifications. This reconfigurable transceiver will serve as the basis for the precipitation & cloud measurement doppler radar system that will be developed, tested and delivered to NASA in this Phase II effort.
Details
| Technology area | Sensors and Instruments > Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors > Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves |
| Program | Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer (SBIR/STTR) |
| Lead organization | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA |
| Start date | 2009-12-28 |
| End date | 2011-06-27 |
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