Articles | Volume 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/ars-15-283-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/ars-15-283-2017
12 Dec 2017
 | 12 Dec 2017

Comparison of digital beamforming algorithms for 3-D terahertz imaging with sparse multistatic line arrays

Bessem Baccouche, Patrick Agostini, Falco Schneider, Wolfgang Sauer-Greff, Ralph Urbansky, and Fabian Friederich

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Short summary
In this contribution we compare the back-projection algorithm with our recently developed modified range migration algorithm for 3D terahertz imaging using sparse multistatic line arrays. Numerical and experimental investigations show that imaging results from the proposed range migration algorithm approximates very nicely these of the back-projection algorithm, yet with a significant computational saving. These results are appealing for time critical 3D terahertz imaging.