• DocumentCode
    246596
  • Title

    Sensitivity-based quantitative imaging using planar raster scanning

  • Author

    Sheng Tu ; Yifan Zhang ; Nikolova, Natalia K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    6-11 July 2014
  • Firstpage
    671
  • Lastpage
    672
  • Abstract
    A quantitative imaging method based on the self-adjoint sensitivity analysis of S-parameters is proposed. The estimation of the medium complex dielectric permittivity is achieved in real time. The method requires the measurement of two objects as part of the system calibration: a reference and a calibration object. The method is validated with simulation examples based on a planar raster-scanning acquisition.
  • Keywords
    calibration; microwave imaging; permittivity; sensitivity analysis; S-parameters; calibration object; medium complex dielectric permittivity; microwave imaging; planar raster scanning; planar raster-scanning acquisition; quantitative imaging method; self-adjoint sensitivity analysis; sensitivity-based quantitative imaging; system calibration; Calibration; Dielectrics; Frequency measurement; Imaging; Permittivity; Permittivity measurement; Scattering parameters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Memphis, TN
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-3538-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2014.6904666
  • Filename
    6904666