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Hence, the electrical mode of detection can be employed to detect the presence of MMW radiation. In this article, a new design of a row detector using GDDs as pixel elements, and the influence of MMW incidence on GDD\u2019s discharge current, were acquired using an elementary data acquisition (DAQ) platform. The DAQ system computes the averaged Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) spectrum of the time signal and returns the FFT results as magnitude based on the level of detection. An FFT-based signal acquisition proved to be a better alternative to the lock-in detection that was commonly used in MMW detection systems. This improved detection circuit provides enhanced noise filtering, thereby resulting in better MMW images within a short time. The overhead expense of the entire system is very low, as it can avoid lock-in amplifier stages that were previously used for signal enhancement. A scanning mechanism using a motorized translation stage (step motor) is involved to place and align the row detector in the image plane. The scanning can be carried out vertically to perform the imaging, by configuring the step motor after selecting the desired step size and position. A simplified version of the MMW detection circuit with a dedicated over-voltage protection facility is presented here. This made the detection system more stable and reliable during its operation. 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