Close range millimetre wave imaging

D. G. Macfarlane; J. C G Lesurf; D. A. Robertson

doi:10.1117/12.477459

Close range millimetre wave imaging

D. G. Macfarlane^*, J. C G Lesurf, D. A. Robertson

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School of Physics and Astronomy

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The design and testing of a close range Passive Millimetre Wave (PMMW) scanning thermal imager is described. Whilst close range PMMW imaging has previously been applied to concealed weapon detection at ranges of a few metres, the imager under development here is designed to focus on targets at a range of a few tens of centimetres. In particular, the main design aim is to produce high resolution thermal maps suitable for medical imaging applications. Imaging at MMW frequencies offers greater penetration depths in lossy dielectric media than conventional infrared (IR) imagers, although there is an obvious trade-off in spatial resolution.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Editors	R. Appleby, G.C. Holst, D.A. Wikner
Pages	350-358
Number of pages	9
Volume	4719
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.477459
Publication status	Published - 2002
Event	Infrared and Passive, Millimeter-wave Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: 3 Apr 2002 → 5 Apr 2002

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Conference	Infrared and Passive, Millimeter-wave Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando, FL
Period	3/04/02 → 5/04/02

Keywords

Medical imaging
Millimetre wave
Passive imaging
Radiometry

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Macfarlane, DG, Lesurf, JCG & Robertson, DA 2002, Close range millimetre wave imaging. in R Appleby, GC Holst & DA Wikner (eds), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. vol. 4719, pp. 350-358, Infrared and Passive, Millimeter-wave Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing, Orlando, FL, United States, 3/04/02. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.477459

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