DARPA毫米波研究计划.pdf

DARPA MMW System programs and how they drive technology needs H. Bruce Wallace bruce.wallace@ DMRC Millimeter-Wave Technology Workshop October 30th, 2014 Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited What I hope to Discuss Today • Review what the atmosphere actually is like – it is a primary concern for system designers • DARPA/MTO programs above 100GHz which have inspired DARPA system programs. • Example DARPA programs that are extending the state-of-the-art in MMW technology Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited 2 The First Popular Chart of Atmospheric Attenuation in the RF region From: E.S. Rosenblum, “Atmospheric Absorption of 10‐400  kMCPS Radiation: Summary and Bibliography to 1961,”  Microwave Journal, March, 1961 BEWARE! ‐This chart has been circulated by  Hughes Electron Dynamics Division, Varian, and  Millitech since the 1970’s with the “lower curve”  incorrectly labeled as “30,000 ft” which in some  versions was then changed to 9146 meters.  OML  has been distributing a “correct” version, based  on Liebe’s MPM93, in the Microwave Journal. 1000 100 ) m k 10 / B d (