Computational Microwave Imaging Relying on Orbital Angular Momentum Transmitarrays for Improved Diversity
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| author | Balmaseda-Marquez, Miguel Angel Álvarez-Narciandi, Guillermo García-Fernández, María Jiménez, Carlos Molero Whittow, William Yurduseven, Okan |
| author_facet | Balmaseda-Marquez, Miguel Angel Álvarez-Narciandi, Guillermo García-Fernández, María Jiménez, Carlos Molero Whittow, William Yurduseven, Okan |
| contents | This work proposes the use of orbital angular momentum (OAM) waves to improve the performance of a computational imaging (CI) system. Specifically, in contrast to a solely frequency-diverse operation, leveraging multiple OAM waves leads to a significant increase in the diversity of the measurement modes of a CI system. This significantly reduces the frequency bandwidth required to achieve high-quality image reconstructions. A proof-of-concept prototype working at Ka-band frequencies is used to validate the proposed approach. The prototype consists of two metalized three-dimensional (3D) printed cavities, with fully-dielectric transmitarrays inside that generate OAM waves. Imaging results from various targets reveal that the CI system achieves superior imaging quality when multiple OAM waves are considered, compared to when it solely relies on frequency-diversity. This is specially noticeable in the case of complex distributed targets, which can only be reconstructed with the prototype when multiple OAM waves are used. Furthermore, it is shown that accurate image reconstructions can be obtained employing only one eighth of the operational bandwidth of the frequency-diverse system. |
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| spellingShingle | Computational Microwave Imaging Relying on Orbital Angular Momentum Transmitarrays for Improved Diversity Balmaseda-Marquez, Miguel Angel Álvarez-Narciandi, Guillermo García-Fernández, María Jiménez, Carlos Molero Whittow, William Yurduseven, Okan Instrumentation and Detectors Applied Physics This work proposes the use of orbital angular momentum (OAM) waves to improve the performance of a computational imaging (CI) system. Specifically, in contrast to a solely frequency-diverse operation, leveraging multiple OAM waves leads to a significant increase in the diversity of the measurement modes of a CI system. This significantly reduces the frequency bandwidth required to achieve high-quality image reconstructions. A proof-of-concept prototype working at Ka-band frequencies is used to validate the proposed approach. The prototype consists of two metalized three-dimensional (3D) printed cavities, with fully-dielectric transmitarrays inside that generate OAM waves. Imaging results from various targets reveal that the CI system achieves superior imaging quality when multiple OAM waves are considered, compared to when it solely relies on frequency-diversity. This is specially noticeable in the case of complex distributed targets, which can only be reconstructed with the prototype when multiple OAM waves are used. Furthermore, it is shown that accurate image reconstructions can be obtained employing only one eighth of the operational bandwidth of the frequency-diverse system. |
| title | Computational Microwave Imaging Relying on Orbital Angular Momentum Transmitarrays for Improved Diversity |
| topic | Instrumentation and Detectors Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.04586 |