Array coherence tomography (ACT) imaging in clutter environment

Author

Ishimaru, A. ; Kuga, Yasuo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

fYear

2003

fDate

15-17 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

212

Lastpage

213

Abstract

We present a new antenna array signal processing technique which we name ACT (array coherence tomography) applicable to wireless communications. ACT is based on OCT (optical coherent tomography) which is one of the exciting developments in medical optics in the last decade. OCT can provide tissue images on the micro scale in situ and real time and has been developed as a diagnostic technology for diseased tissues and eyes. OCT combines confocal microscopy and heterodyne technique, and one of its advantages is its ability to form a high-resolution image in the presence of diffusing tissues.

Keywords

array signal processing; biological tissues; biomedical communication; biomedical optical imaging; diseases; image resolution; optical microscopy; ACT imaging; OCT; antenna array signal processing; array coherence tomography; clutter environment; confocal microscopy; diagnostic technology; diffusing tissues; diseased tissues; eyes; heterodyne technique; high-resolution image; medical optics; optical coherent tomography; wireless communications; Antenna arrays; Array signal processing; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Medical diagnostic imaging; Optical imaging; Optical mixing; Optical signal processing; Tomography; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communication Technology, 2003. IEEE Topical Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8196-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCT.2003.1321495

Filename

1321495