Advanced Millimeter-Wave Security Portal Imaging Techniques

Conference · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910515· OSTI ID:1040978

Sheen, David M; Bernacki, Bruce E; McMakin, Douglas L

Millimeter-wave imaging is rapidly gaining acceptance for passenger screening at airports and other secured facilities. This paper details a number of techniques developed over the last several years including novel image reconstruction and display techniques, polarimetric imaging techniques, array switching schemes, as well as high frequency high bandwidth techniques. Implementation of some of these methods will increase the cost and complexity of the mm-wave security portal imaging systems. RF photonic methods may provide new solutions to the design and development of the sequentially switched linear mm-wave arrays that are the key element in the mm-wave portal imaging systems.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1040978
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-84950; 400904120; TRN: US201211%%308
• Resource Relation: Conference: Proceedings of the SPIE: RF and Millimeter-Wave Photonics II, January 22, 2012, San Francisco, California, 8259:Paper No. 82590G
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
AIRPORTS
DESIGN
IMPLEMENTATION
OCCUPANTS
SECURITY
Millimeter Waves
Imaging