Assessing the Capabilities of a New Linear Inversion Method for Quantitative Microwave Imaging

We investigate the imaging capabilities of a new linear microwave imaging approach, which allows to quantitative retrieve the complex permittivity distribution of unknown nonweak targets. To this end, we carry out a parametric numerical analysis for a canonical scatterer (a homogeneous dielectric cy...

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Main Authors: Loreto Di Donato, Roberta Palmeri, Gino Sorbello, Tommaso Isernia, Lorenzo Crocco
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/403760
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description We investigate the imaging capabilities of a new linear microwave imaging approach, which allows to quantitative retrieve the complex permittivity distribution of unknown nonweak targets. To this end, we carry out a parametric numerical analysis for a canonical scatterer (a homogeneous dielectric cylinder with circular cross section) and derive a quantitative criterion to foresee the method’s applicability. The reliability of the criterion is then tested against noncanonical scatterers to show the effectiveness of the method in imaging nonweak targets and in outperforming the linearized inversion method based on the standard Born approximation.
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spelling doaj-art-86a6746f784f41b5b98d5ff8277d23c42025-02-03T01:21:10ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772015-01-01201510.1155/2015/403760403760Assessing the Capabilities of a New Linear Inversion Method for Quantitative Microwave ImagingLoreto Di Donato0Roberta Palmeri1Gino Sorbello2Tommaso Isernia3Lorenzo Crocco4Department of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (DIEEI), University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95126 Catania, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Infrastructures and Sustainable Energy (DIIES), University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Via Graziella, Localita Feo di Vito, 89124 Reggio di Calabria, ItalyDepartment of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (DIEEI), University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95126 Catania, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Infrastructures and Sustainable Energy (DIIES), University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Via Graziella, Localita Feo di Vito, 89124 Reggio di Calabria, ItalyInstitute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Diocleziano 328, 80124 Napoli, ItalyWe investigate the imaging capabilities of a new linear microwave imaging approach, which allows to quantitative retrieve the complex permittivity distribution of unknown nonweak targets. To this end, we carry out a parametric numerical analysis for a canonical scatterer (a homogeneous dielectric cylinder with circular cross section) and derive a quantitative criterion to foresee the method’s applicability. The reliability of the criterion is then tested against noncanonical scatterers to show the effectiveness of the method in imaging nonweak targets and in outperforming the linearized inversion method based on the standard Born approximation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/403760
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title Assessing the Capabilities of a New Linear Inversion Method for Quantitative Microwave Imaging
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title_fullStr Assessing the Capabilities of a New Linear Inversion Method for Quantitative Microwave Imaging
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