Focal plane approximation for near field interferometric radiometer imaging

Abstract

Applying synthetic aperture interferometric radiometer (SAIR) in near field imaging has been receiving great interest in the recent years. Because the traditional far-field Fourier imaging theory is not valid in near-field condition, developing the proper near-field imaging techniques is the major desirable objective of near field SAIR applications. This work is devoted to establish an effective near field imaging method still with traditional far-field plane antenna array. The discrete numerical inversion method with focal plane approximation is developed. The regularization method is also introduced to deal with the ill condition and measurement errors.