An Integrated Millimeter-Wave Satellite Radiometer Working at Room-Temperature with High Photon Conversion Efficiency
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Enhancement of the Upconversion Photon Conversion Efficiency
3. Proposed Upconversion Scheme
4. Integration of the Upconversion Scheme
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Abdalmalak, K.A.; Botello, G.S.; Suresh, M.I.; Falcón-Gómez, E.; Lavado, A.R.; García-Muñoz, L.E. An Integrated Millimeter-Wave Satellite Radiometer Working at Room-Temperature with High Photon Conversion Efficiency. Sensors 2022, 22, 2400. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22062400
Abdalmalak KA, Botello GS, Suresh MI, Falcón-Gómez E, Lavado AR, García-Muñoz LE. An Integrated Millimeter-Wave Satellite Radiometer Working at Room-Temperature with High Photon Conversion Efficiency. Sensors. 2022; 22(6):2400. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22062400
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbdalmalak, Kerlos Atia, Gabriel Santamaria Botello, Mallika Irene Suresh, Enderson Falcón-Gómez, Alejandro Rivera Lavado, and Luis Enrique García-Muñoz. 2022. "An Integrated Millimeter-Wave Satellite Radiometer Working at Room-Temperature with High Photon Conversion Efficiency" Sensors 22, no. 6: 2400. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22062400
APA StyleAbdalmalak, K. A., Botello, G. S., Suresh, M. I., Falcón-Gómez, E., Lavado, A. R., & García-Muñoz, L. E. (2022). An Integrated Millimeter-Wave Satellite Radiometer Working at Room-Temperature with High Photon Conversion Efficiency. Sensors, 22(6), 2400. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22062400