An accurate method of measuring the millimeter wave power density from 2 GHz to beyond 100 GHz is described. A breadboard demonstration, using a non-convential approach,to accomplish this measurement is described. A design study to develop the breadboard approach in a fully operational meter is described. Notable features of the power density meter include (1) the measurement of power densities as high as 10 W/cm2 (2) frequency independent measurement from 2 GHz to beyond 100GHz (3)remote wireless operation for turn-on, turn-off and scale setings (4) design to operate in a field environment (5) 0.4 dB of accuracy. The proposed program is nine months in duration.
Keywords: Plated Metal Absorber, Nichrome, Mylar, Kapton, Pyrometer
