Millimeter-wave Interferometric Sensing

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Abstract:

Millimeter-wave sensing systems designed for imaging almost always produce inferior images compared to their infrared and visible wavelength counterparts for a variety of fundamental reasons. These reasons include low detectorpixel count, poor signal-to-noise ratio, artifacts introduced by illumination, and issues arising from calibration or scanning schemes. This research effort is intended to address the issue of low-detector-count focal-plane arrays FPA. Radio astronomers have dealt with this issue for many decades by using interferometry, or coherence imaging. This report details how interferometric imaging techniques can be used in the millimeter-wave regime for terrestrial applications.

Author(s):
Dietlein, Charles R. ; Zaghloul, Amir ; Wikner, David A.
Author Organization(s):
ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD SENSORS AND ELECTRON DEVICES DIRECTORATE
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept. Mar-Jun 2010
Supplementary Note:
The original document contains color images.
Pagination:
0020

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
ARL-TR-5668
Monitor Series:
ARL/SEDD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Quantum Science and Computing
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS, *GEOMETRY, *IMAGES, *INTERFEROMETERS, *MILLIMETER WAVES, *VIABILITY, AMPLITUDE, COHERENCE, COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, ELECTRIC FIELDS, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, HISTOGRAMS, RADIO ASTRONOMY, STANDOFF
Field(s)/Group(s):
Electrooptical and Optoelectronic Devices, Optical Detection and Detectors, Radiofrequency Wave Propagation
Keyword(s):
*INTERFEROMETRIC IMAGING, *MILLIMETER WAVE IMAGING, LOW DETECTOR COUNT FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS, COHERENT ARRAYS, ARRAY GEOMETRIES, IMAGE AMPLITUDE DISTRIBUTION, SPATIAL RESOLUTION, VAN CITTERT ZERNIKE THEOREM
Report Date:
2011 Sep 01
Creation Date:
2011 Nov 07