Inversion of Electromagnetic Scattering for 3D Dielectric Objects Through Integral Equation Method With Nyström Discretization

Reconstruction of unknown objects requires efficient inversion for measured electromagnetic scattering data. In frequency-domain integral equation method for reconstructing dielectric objects, the volume integral equations (VIEs) are involved because the imaging domain with both true unknown objects and part of background is inhomogeneous. When solving the forward scattering integral equation (FSIE), the Nyström method is used since the traditional method of moments (MoM) with the Schaubert-Wilton-Glisson (SWG) basis function may not be convenient due to the inhomogeneity of the imaging domain. The benefits of the Nyström method include the simple implementation without using any basis and testing functions and lower requirement on geometrical discretization, so it is very suitable for inhomogeneous problems. When solving the inverse scattering integral equation (ISIE), the Gauss-Newton minimization approach (GNMA) with a multiplicative regularization method (MRM) is employed. Numerical examples for reconstructing three-dimensional dielectric objects are presented to illustrate the inversion approach.

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