Wideband Millimeter Wave Interferrometer for High-resolution 3D SAR Imaging

Abstract

Portable millimeter wave imaging systems are desired in many nondestructive testing and imaging applications. Interferometry-based instruments have shown to produce three-dimensional holographic images when proper phase referencing is implemented. This paper introduces the design of an interferometry-based wideband, and low-cost reflectometer capable of producing holographic three-dimensional millimeter wave images. Analysis of sources of image errors, and three-dimensional synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image examples are presented at Ka-band (26.5-40 GHz), V-band (50-75 GHz) and W-band (75-110 GHz).

Meeting Name

IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (2015: May 11-14, Pisa, Italy)

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

High-Resolution; Holographical Images; Millimeter Wave Imaging; Synthetic Aperture Radar; Wideband Interferometer; Holographic Interferometry; Nondestructive Examination; Imaging Applications; Wide-Band

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-1479961139

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1091-5281

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 May 2015

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