Factorization method for imaging a local perturbation in inhomogeneous periodic layers from far field measurements (Q2297905)

Based on the factorization method, the authors analyse the time harmonic inverse scattering problem from inhomogeneous infinite periodic layers, which contain a local perturbation, in order to reconstruct the support of the perturbation from measurements of scattered waves at a fixed frequency. It is assumed that the index of refraction of the background has at least a positive imaginary part on a non-empty open set. Several numerical examples are included to validate the theoretical results.