Reconstruction algorithms and experiments with a prototype of holographic subsurface radar

Authors

  • A. V. Popov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
  • V. V. Kopeikyn Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
  • V. A. Vinogradov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
  • S. A. Zapunidi Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICATT.2003.1238803

Keywords:

mircowave holography, wave front conversion, reconstruction algorithm

Abstract

The paper presents the mathematical basis and numerical implementation of the wave front conversion method for the reconstruction of a scattering object. We also describe a prototype holographic microwave radar and first experimental results.

References

Kopeikin, V.V.; Popov, A.V. Concepts of holographic subsurface radar. Izvestiya VUZ. Radiophysics, Vol. 43, No. 3, p. 224-233, 2000.

Popov, A.V.; Kopeikin, V.V.; Vinogradov, V.A. Holographic subsurface radar: numerical simulation. Proc. of 8th Int. Conf. on Ground Penetrating Radar, Gold Coast, Australia, 2000, pp. 288-291.

Popov, A.V.; Vinogradov, V.A. Focused Gaussian beams in the problem of holographic imaging. IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 50, No. 9, pp. 1236-1244, 2002.

Kopeikin, V. V.; Popov, A.V.; Reznikov, A.E.; Rinkus, V.V.; Yakuben’, L.M.; Annakuliev, S.K.; Vinogradov, V.A.; Zapunidi, S.A. Prototype of holographic subsurface radar: instrumental part. Telecommunications and Radio Engeneering, 2003 (in print).

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Published

2003-09-25

Issue

Vol. 2 (2003): ICATT’2003 - Proc. of IV Int. Conf. on Antenna Theory and Techniques

Section

Broadband, multi-frequency antennas and remote sensing antennas