Synthetic aperture focusing technique for high-resolution imaging of surface structures with high-frequency ultrasound

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1514-1517

  Vogt, M ^a   Opretzka, J ^a   Ermert, H ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

High frequency ultrasound; Non destructive evaluation; Side looking airborne radar; Synthetic aperture focusing technique; Synthetic aperture radar

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT RADAR EQUIPMENT; FOCUSING; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURES; TRANSDUCERS;

AZIMUTH DIRECTION; FOCUSED TRANSDUCER; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUNDS; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; SINGLE ELEMENT TRANSDUCERS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE FOCUSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE FOCUSING TECHNIQUES;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EID: 77952850622     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2009.5441785     Document Type: Conference Paper

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