Title :
The polar decomposition of the scattering matrix applied to the polarimetric image of the guard-rail
Author :
Carrea, Laura ; Wanielik, Gerd ; Giubbolini, Luigi
Author_Institution :
Chemnitz Univ. of Technol., Germany
Abstract :
The concept of scattering is one of the mechanisms that polarimetry seeks to express through data. A multiplicative decomposition of the scattering matrix is developed and it is applied to the polarimetric image of a guard-rail. The image contains just one scattering center and so it results are particularly suitable to investigate the information that the polarimetric property of an object can deliver.
Keywords :
S-matrix theory; electromagnetic wave polarisation; electromagnetic wave scattering; image processing; matrix decomposition; EM wave scattering; guard-rail; multiplicative decomposition; polar decomposition; polarimetric image; scattering center; scattering matrix; Automotive applications; Chemical technology; Matrix decomposition; Polarimetry; Polarization; Scattering; Space technology; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications, 2002. MIKON-2002. 14th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
83-906662-5-1
DOI :
10.1109/MIKON.2002.1017910
