Method and apparatus for microwave and millimeter-wave imaging
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1. An antennae system for a detector, comprising:
- a two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter array that includes an x number of transmitter elements; and
, a two-dimensional electro-magnetic receiver array that includes a y number of receiver elements, said two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter and receiver arrays having a spatial relationship such that at least one subset of said two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter and receiver arrays forms a regular array of spatial displacements of z pairwise combinations of transmitter and receiver elements, where z is greater than the sum of x and y.
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Abstract
An antennae system for a detector. The antennae system includes a two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter array that has an x number of transmitter elements, and a two-dimensional electro-magnetic receiver array that has a y number of receiver elements. The two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter and receiver arrays have a spatial relationship such that at least one subset of the two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter and receiver arrays forms a regular array of spatial displacements of z pairwise combinations of transmitter and receiver elements, where z is greater than the sum of x and y.
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25 Claims
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1. An antennae system for a detector, comprising:
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a two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter array that includes an x number of transmitter elements; and
,a two-dimensional electro-magnetic receiver array that includes a y number of receiver elements, said two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter and receiver arrays having a spatial relationship such that at least one subset of said two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter and receiver arrays forms a regular array of spatial displacements of z pairwise combinations of transmitter and receiver elements, where z is greater than the sum of x and y. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A detector system, comprising:
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a two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter array that includes an x number of transmitter elements that transmit at least one output signal;
a two-dimensional electro-magnetic receiver array that includes a y number of receiver elements that provide at least one input signal, said two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter and receiver arrays having a spatial relationship such that at least one subset of said two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter and receiver arrays forms a regular array of spatial displacements of z pairwise combinations of transmitter and receiver elements, where z is greater than the sum of x and y; and
,a processor that provides said output signal for transmission and receives said input signal, and processes said input and output signals. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A detector system, comprising:
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a two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter array that includes an x number of transmitter elements that transmit at least one output signal;
a two-dimensional electro-magnetic receiver array that includes a y number of receiver elements that provide at least one input signal, said two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter and receiver arrays having a spatial relationship such that at least one subset of said two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter and receiver arrays forms a regular array of spatial displacements of z pairwise combinations of transmitter and receiver elements, where z is greater than the sum of x and y; and
,a processing means for processing said input and output signals. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for detecting an object, comprising:
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providing an antennae assembly that includes;
a two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter array that includes an x number of transmitter elements;
a two-dimensional electro-magnetic receiver array that includes a y number of receiver elements, the two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter and receiver arrays having a spatial relationship such that at least one subset of the two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter and receiver arrays forms a regular array of spatial displacements of z pairwise combinations of transmitter and receiver elements, where z is greater than the sum of x and y;
transmitting at least one output signal as an electro-magnetic wave from the two-dimensional electro-magnetic transmitter array that is reflected from the object;
receiving the reflected electro-magnetic wave at the two-dimensional electro-magnetic receiver array;
converting at least one received reflected electro-magnetic wave into an input signal; and
,processing the input and output signals. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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