Microwave Imaging under Oblique Illumination

Abstract

Microwave imaging based on inverse scattering problem has been attracting many interests in the microwave society. Among some major technical challenges, the ill-posed, multi-dimensional inversion algorithm and the complicated measurement setup are critical ones that prevent it from practical applications. In this paper, we experimentally investigate the performance of the subspace-based optimization method (SOM) for two-dimensional objects when it was applied to a setup designed for oblique incidence. Analytical, simulation, and experimental results show that, for 2D objects, neglecting the cross-polarization scattering will not cause a notable loss of information. Our method can be potentially used in practical imaging applications for 2D-like objects, such as human limbs.

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© 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Keywords

Inverse Scattering Problem, Microwave Imaging, SOM, Oblique Incidence

Citation

Meng Q, Xu K, Shen F, Zhang B, Ye D, Huangfu J, Li C, Ran L. Microwave Imaging under Oblique Illumination. Sensors. 2016; 16(7):1046. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16071046

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