Simulation of imaging of incoherent emission sources using fourth-order correlation location

Abstract

Computer simulation is performed for the processes of generation, propagation, reception, and reconstruction of the spatial amplitude distribution of incoherent emission sources with the use of the fourth-order correlation signal processing. The configuration under study consists of five receivers placed around the spatial region of interest. The possibility of a simultaneous imaging of multiple point objects is demonstrated. An expression for the dynamic range achievable in this case is obtained. The possibility of imaging of quasi-continuous spatial distributions of statistically independent incoherent emission sources is indicated.