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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2019
The Government of the United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Homeland Security, Washington, DC (US);
Jeffrey Brian Barber, Vineland, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a contrast phantom having a first region with a first reflection coefficient, a second region with a second reflection coefficient, and a third region with a third reflection coefficient, wherein the first reflection coefficient, the second reflection coefficient and the third reflection coefficient are increasing or decreasing in value in discrete steps, and wherein at least one of the regions includes an electrically conductive material having a thickness of about 200 μm. Methods of testing the contrast resolution of an active millimeter wave imaging system using the contrast phantom are also described.