A compact THz scanning imaging system based on improved reverse-microscope system

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 8-9, 2010, Pages 1045-1057

  Zhang, Z ^a   Dou, W ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAY ELEMENTS; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; DOUBLE-SLOT ANTENNA; FIELD OF VIEWS; FOCAL FIELDS; FOCAL PLANE; IMAGING PERFORMANCE; INCIDENT ANGLES; INCIDENT WAVES; LINEAR ARRAYS; MICROSCOPE SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OBJECTIVE LENS; PLANE MIRRORS; RAY-TRACING METHOD; SCANNING IMAGING SYSTEMS; VECTOR DIFFRACTION;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ARRAY PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LENSES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SCANNING; SLOT ANTENNAS;

FOCUSING;

EID: 77954187403     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939310791585954     Document Type: Article

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