Near-field three-dimensional radar imaging techniques and applications

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Sheen, David ^a   McMakin, Douglas ^a   Hall, Thomas ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; HOLOGRAPHY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RADAR; RADAR CROSS SECTION; RADIO TRANSCEIVERS; TRACKING RADAR;

CONCEALED WEAPON DETECTION; FREQUENCY RANGES; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR IMAGING; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; RADAR TRANSCEIVERS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WAVE FRONT RECONSTRUCTION;

RADAR IMAGING;

EID: 77955977092     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.000E83     Document Type: Article

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