Uniformly Redundant Arrays
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Uniformly Redundant Arrays (URA’s) are two–dimensional binary arrays with constant sidelobes of their periodic autocorrelation function. They are widely agreed upon to be optimum mask patterns for coded aperture imaging, particularly in imaging systems with a cyclic coded mask. In this paper, a survey of all currently known construction methods for URA’s is given and the sizes and open fractions of the arrays resulting from each construction method are pointed out. Alternatives to URA’s for situations in which a URA does not exist, are discussed.
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