Beat Signal Analysis for Terahertz Frequency Modulation Continuous Wave

Abstract

The terahertz radar system can realize accurate detection, high-resolution imaging, and feature recognition of targets due to its small size, lightweight, and high resolution. Based on this special-shaped terahertz frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar, this paper studies the slope control of the transmitter and the local oscillator signal source and the change rule of the difference frequency signal and the effective acquisition interval. A short-time Fourier transform is used to simulate and verify the effective acquisition interval of the received intermediate frequency signal. It can be seen from the experimental results that under the special-shaped structure, controlling the FM continuous-wave slope at the transmitting and receiving ends can obtain the desired frequency-varying frequency signal, which can verify the correctness of the theoretical derivation.