Transceiver module using GaAs gunn diode and Schottky diode mixer for W-band FMCW radar sensor application

In this paper, we present a transceiver module, which operates at the center frequency of 94 GHz, for a frequency modulated continues wave (FMCW) radar. A transmitter part consists of a waveguide voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and a magic tee for 94 GHz, and a receiver part is essentially a Schottky diode mixer chip mounted on an A1203 sapphire substrate. The fabricated transceiver module has good RF characteristics such as wide linear band with low error late (480 MHz at 1.45 %), high output power through a magic tee (over 11.43 dBm), and good conversion loss at the IF frequency of 500 MHz (10.8 to 11.8 dB).