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Systems and methods for millimeter and sub-millimeter wave imaging

  • US 6,777,684 B1
  • Filed: 08/23/2000
  • Issued: 08/17/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An s-mmw imaging system, comprisinga non-rotating diffuser destroying a spatial coherence of radiation incident on the diffuser and directing the radiation towards a field of view, wherein the diffuser comprises a spatially distributed diffuser and wherein the diffuser comprises a plurality of spatially distributed point scatterers;

  • at least one radiation source disposed to illuminate the diffuser, the at least one radiation source generating radiation having a wavelength between about 0.1 mm and about 10 mm;

    a quasi-optical element disposed between the field of view and a multi-element receiver, the quasi-optical element directing radiation from the field of view toward an imaging plane;

    said multi-element receiver disposed in the imaging plane, wherein particular ones of the receiver elements transform radiation into a set of electrical signals; and

    a processor coupled to receive the electrical signals from the receiver, the processor causing the point scatterers to be controlled based on information determined from the electrical signals.

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