Underground Imaging by Sub-Terahertz Radiation

Sub-terahertz ground-penetrating radar systems offer an alternative to radio wave-based systems in the airborne imaging of buried objects. Laboratory prototype systems operating in W-band (75–110 GHz) and F-band (90–140 GHz) are presented, detecting the distance between target and source and imaging...

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Autores principales: Yuan Zheng, Calvin Domier, Michelle Gonzalez, Neville C. Luhmann, Diana Gamzina
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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/b5fcd34044f8419cbd224aded20f227f
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Sumario:Sub-terahertz ground-penetrating radar systems offer an alternative to radio wave-based systems in the airborne imaging of buried objects. Laboratory prototype systems operating in W-band (75–110 GHz) and F-band (90–140 GHz) are presented, detecting the distance between target and source and imaging metal objects buried in mixed soil. The experimental results show that imaging in the 100–150 GHz frequency range is feasible for underground applications but significantly restricted by the attenuation characteristics of the medium covering the targets. A higher power source and more sensitive receiving components are essential to increase the penetration capability and expand the application settings of this approach.