Solving a 1-D inverse medium scattering problem using a new multi-frequency globally strictly convex objective functional

Abstract

We propose a new approach to constructing globally strictly convex objective functional in a 1-D inverse medium scattering problem using multi-frequency backscattering data. The global convexity of the proposed objective functional is proved using a Carleman estimate. Due to its convexity, no good first guess is required in minimizing this objective functional. We also prove the global convergence of the gradient projection algorithm and derive an error estimate for the reconstructed coefficient. Numerical results show reasonable reconstruction accuracy for simulated data.