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The use of constraints for solving inverse scattering problems: physical optics and the linear sampling method

Massimo Brignone and Michele Piana

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Physical optics is an asymptotic scattering regime where the wavelength of the incident field is much smaller than the linear dimensions of the scatterer. In such conditions, the inverse scattering problem of determining the object profile from measurements of the far-field pattern can be formulated in terms of a linear integral equation of the first kind. We apply an iterative algorithm with convex projections to scattering data corresponding to different conducting objects and discuss the complementarity between this physical optics approach and the reconstruction algorithm based on the linear sampling method. Finally, the two approaches are combined to increase the reconstruction accuracy.


PACS

02.30.Zz Inverse problems

42.25.Gy Edge and boundary effects; reflection and refraction

MSC

78A46 Inverse scattering problems

78A10 Physical optics

Subjects

Mathematical physics

Optics, quantum optics and lasers

Dates

Issue 1 (February 2005)

Received 16 July 2004, in final form 26 October 2004

Published 6 December 2004



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