Two-dimensional hybrid element image reconstruction for TM illumination

Abstract

A Newton's iterative scheme for electromagnetic imaging is proposed for reconstruction of the dielectric properties of inhomogeneous, lossy bodies with arbitrary shape. The algorithm is based on a finite element (FE) representation which is coupled to a boundary element (BE) formulation for the forward solution of the electric fields; together these are termed the hybrid element method. It utilizes FE discretization of only the area of interest while incorporating the RE method to match the conditions of the homogeneous background region extending to infinity. This paper presents image reconstruction for the 2D TM polarization case where two classes of dielectric distributions are studied which demonstrate the flexibility of this method along with some of the difficulties associated with larger imaging problems.