System and method for microwave imaging using an interleaved pattern in a programmable reflector array
US7333055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q3/46
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna array for use within a microwave imaging system includes a plurality of reflecting antenna elements, each capable of being programmed with respective phase-shifts in a first pattern to direct a first beam of microwave radiation towards a first target, and each being capable of being programmed with respective phase-shifts in a second pattern to direct a second beam of microwave radiation towards a second target. To capture a microwave image of an object, the antenna elements are programmed with respective phase-shifts in an interleaved pattern including a portion of the first pattern and a portion of the second pattern.
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