Inverse Methods in Electromagnetic Imaging

Topic 0 — Memorial Paper and Overview.- 0.1 (OS.3) Transient Current Density Waveforms on a Perfectly Conducting Sphere.- 0.2 (OS.4) Inverse Methods in Electromagnetic Imaging.- Topic I — Mathematical Inverse Methods and Transient Techniques.- I.1 (TS.1) Critical Analysis of the Mathematical Methods Used in Electromagnetic Inverse Theories: A Quest for New Routes in the Space of Parameters.- I.2 (SR.2) Topological Approach to Inverse Scattering in Remote Sensing.- I.3 (IS.3) A Solution of the Time-Dependent Inverse Source Problem for Three-Dimensional Electromagnetic Wave Propagation.- I.4 (IS.2) Transient Methods in Electromagnetic Imaging.- I.5 (I5.4) Theoretical Study and Numerical Resolution of Inverse Problems via the Functional Derivatives.- I.6 (IS.5) Dissipative Inverse Problems in the Time Domain.- I.7 (IM.3) Applications of Almost-Periodic Functions to Inverse Scattering Theory.- I.8 (TS.3) One Dimensional Time-Domain Inverse Scattering Applicable to Electromagnetic Imaging.- I.9 (IS.2) Inverse Electromagnetic Scattering for Radially Inhomogeneous Dielectric Spheres.- I.10 (SP.6) Applications of the Abel Transform in Remote Sensing and Related Problems.- I.11 (IM.1*) Symmetry Techniques for Direct & Inverse Scattering.- I.12 (OI.5) Reconstruction of Refractive Index Profile of a Stratified Medium.- I.13 (IM.4) Inverse Diffraction Problem.- I.14 (IM.5) Application of the Christoffel-Hurwitz Inversion Identity to Electromagnetic Imaging.- Topic II — Numerical Inversion Methods.- II.1 (IS.1) Recent Advances in the Theory of Inverse Scattering with Sparse Data.- II.2 (PT.2) The Limited Angle Problem in Reconstruction from Projections.- II.3 (IM.1) Direct & Inverse Halfspace Scalar Diffraction: Some Models and Problems.- II.4 (NM.2) Stability and Resolution in Electromagnetic Inverse Scattering — Part 1.- II.5 (NM.3*) Stability and Resolution in Electromagnetic Inverse Scattering — Part 2.- II.6 (OI.3) Object Reconstruction from Partial Information.- II.7 (NM.5) Approximation of Impulse Response from Time Limited Input and Output: Theory and Experiment.- II.8 (NM.4) Approximation Schema for Generalized Inverses: Spectral Results & Regularization of Ill-Posed Problems.- II.9 (SP.1) Maximum Entropy Methods in Electromagnetic/Geophysical/Ultrasonic Imaging.- II.10 (NM.1) Detailed Near/Far Field Modeling of Complex Electrically Large Three-Dimensional Structures.- II.11 (TS.5) Applications of Time-Domain Inverse Scattering to Electromagnetic Waves.- II.12 (TS.4) Time-Dependent Radar Target Signatures, Synthesis and Detection of Electromagnetic Authenticity Features.- II.13 (SR.3) Singularities in Quasi-Geometrical Imaging.- II.14 (RS.5) Deconvolution of Microwave Radiometry Data.- Topic III — Polarization Utilization in the Electromagnetic Vector Inverse Problem.- III.1 (RP.1*) Polarization Descriptors — Utilization of Symmetries.- III.2 (RP.5) Polarization Information Utilization in Primary Radar: An Introduction & Update to Activities at Shape Technical Centre.- III.3 (MM.2) Polarization Measurements in Radioastronomy: Determination of the Polarization — Reflection — Matrix.- III.4 (RS.4) Polarization-Dependence in Microwave Radiometry.- III.5 (SP.3) Multistatic Vector Inverse Scattering.- III.6 (RP.2) Extension of Kennaugh’s Optimal Polarization Concept to the Asymmetric Matrix Case.- III.7 (RP.3) On the Null Representation of Polarization Parameters.- III.8 (MM.3*) Theory and Design of a Dual Polarization Radar for Clutter Analysis.- III.9 (SR.3*) Radar Target Handling in Clutter, Consideration of the Measurement System.- III.10 (SR.4) Study of Two Scatterer Interference with a Polarimetric FM/CW Radar.- III.11 (SP.5) Polarization Dependence in Angle Tracking Systems.- III.12 (SS.4) Interpretation of High Resolution Polarimetric Radar Target Down-Range Signatures Using Kennaugh’s and Huynen’s Target Characteristic Operator Theories.- III.13 (MM.5) Demands on Polarization Purity in the Measurement and Imaging of Distributed Clutter.- III.14 (SP.2) Polarization Vector Signal Processing for Radar Clutter Suppression.- Topic IV — Image Quality and Image Resolution in Remote Sensing and Surveillance.- IV.1 (RS.1) The Radiative Transfer Approach in Electromagnetic Imaging.- IV.2 (RP.4) Towards a Theory of Perception for Radar Targets with Application to the Analysis of Their Data Base Structures and Presentations.- IV.3 (SI.4) Radar Imagery.- IV.4 (SI.1) Inverse Methods Applied to Microwave Target Imaging.- IV.5 (SR.1) (SP.4) Optimum Detection Techniques in Relation to Shape and Size of Objects, Motion Pattern and Material Composition.- IV.6 (RS.3) Inverse Methods for Ocean Wave Imaging by SAR.- IV.7 (RS.2) Inverse Methods in Rough-Surface Scattering.- IV.8 (SI.2) On the Optimum Detection of Surface Chemical Compounds.- IV.9 (SI.3) Inversion Problems in SAR Imaging.- IV.10 (SI.5) Inverse Methods in Radio Glaciology.- IV.11 (MI.1) Fast Millimeter Wave Imaging.- IV.12 (IM.2) Electromagnetic Low Frequency Imaging.- IV.13 (MI.5) Electromagnetic Imaging of Dielectric Targets.- IV.14 (MI.3) A Four-Channel Millimeter-Wave On-Line Imaging Method.- Topic V — Holographic and Tomographic Imaging and Related Phase Problems.- V.1 (OI.1) The Holographic Principle.- V.2 (PT.1) Review of Tomographic Imaging Methods Applied to Medical Imaging.- V.3 (MM.1) Inverse Methods in Microwave Metrology.- V.4 (MI.2) Holographic & Tomographic Imaging with Microwaves & Ultrasound.- V.5 (PT.4) Diffraction Tomography.- V.6 (PT.3) Algorithms and Error Analysis for Diffraction Tomography Using the Born and Rytov Approximations.- V.7 (PT.5) Extension of Scalar to Vector Propagation Tomography — A Computer Numerical Approach.- V.8 (OI.4) Image Processing: Analysis Beyond Matched Filtering.- V.9 (OI.3) Modifications of the Gerchberg Method Applied to Electromagnetic Imaging.- V.10 (MI.4) Phase Comparison Monopulse Side Scan Radar.- V.11 (MM.4) Diagnostic Measurements and Analysis of Wave Mechanisms in Radomes.- V.12 (OI.2) Synthesis & Detection of Electromagnetic Authenticity Features.- V.13 (SR.5) Improvement of Image Fidelity in Microwave Imaging Through Diversity Techniques.- V.14 (SP.6*) Far-Field to Near-Field Transforms in Spherical Coordinates.- Topic VI — Working Discussion Group Reports.- VI Final Reports of Working Discussion Groups: Background.- Final Technical Program.- Keyword Index.- Author Index.- List of Invitees.