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Elimination of speckle and target orientation requirements in millimeter-wave active imaging by modulated multimode mixing illumination |
JOSA A, Vol. 29, Issue 12, pp. 2643-2656 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.29.002643
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Abstract
Active imaging can provide significantly larger signal margins in the millimeter-wave spectral region than passive imaging, especially indoors—an important application for which there is no cold sky illumination. However, coherent effects, such as speckle, negate much of this advantage by destroying image clarity and target recognition. Moreover, active imaging demonstrations often use strategically chosen target orientations to optimally reflect power from the active illuminator back to the imaging receiver. In this paper we will discuss and show experimental results for a new active imaging approach that largely eliminates coherent effects and the need for optimized target orientation. The work described uses a synthesized harmonic multiplier chain to drive a 5 W extended interaction klystron at 218.4 GHz, a mechanical mode mixer to illuminate and modulate many modes, and a heterodyne receiver coupled into a 60 cm scanning mirror. Large signal margins were obtained in this
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OCIS Codes
(030.6140) Coherence and statistical optics : Speckle
(350.4010) Other areas of optics : Microwaves
(110.6795) Imaging systems : Terahertz imaging
ToC Category:
Imaging Systems
History
Original Manuscript: April 26, 2012
Revised Manuscript: August 29, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: August 31, 2012
Published: November 28, 2012
Citation
Mark A. Patrick, Jennifer A. Holt, Colin D. Joye, and Frank C. De Lucia, "Elimination of speckle and target orientation requirements in millimeter-wave active imaging by modulated multimode mixing illumination," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 29, 2643-2656 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-29-12-2643
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