Recovering coefficients in a system of semilinear Helmholtz equations from internal data

Abstract

Abstract We study an inverse problem for a coupled system of semilinear Helmholtz equations where we are interested in reconstructing multiple coefficients in the system from internal data measured in applications such as thermoacoustic imaging. The system serves as a simplified model of the second harmonic generation process in a heterogeneous medium. We derive results on the uniqueness and stability of the inverse problem in the case of small boundary data based on the technique of first- and higher-order linearization. Numerical simulations are provided to illustrate the quality of reconstructions that can be expected from noisy data.