Terahertz imaging using an interferometric array

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5790, Issue , 2005, Pages 11-18

  Federici, John F ^a   Gary, Dale ^a   Barat, Robert ^b   Zimdars, David ^c  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Picometrix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging; Interferometric; Stand off; Synthetic aperture; Terahertz

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRIC; STAND-OFF; SYNTHETIC APERTURE IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TERAHERTZ;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERFEROMETRY; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SYNTHETIC APERTURES;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 26444451454     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.603864     Document Type: Conference Paper

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