Passive Millimeter-Wave Imaging with Extended Depth of Field and Sparse Data

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a new millimeter wave imaging modality with extended depth-of-field that provides diffraction limited images based on a significant reduction in scan-time. The technique uses a cubic phase element in the pupil of the system and a nonlinear recovery algorithm to produce images that are insensitive to object distance. We present experimental results that validate system performance and demonstrate a greater than four-fold increase in depth-of-field with a reduction in scan-time by a factor of at least two.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA570061

Entities

People

  • Joseph N. Mait
  • Vishal M. Patel

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 5G Wireless Networks
  • Abstracts
  • Algorithms
  • Compressed Sensing
  • Detection
  • Diffraction
  • Image Reconstruction
  • Imaging Techniques
  • Indexes
  • Inverse Problems
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Scanning
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Scanning
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Signal Processing
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - Internet of Things