• DocumentCode
    2308010
  • Title

    Polarimetric interferometric radiometers: Analysis of front-end non-idealities

  • Author

    Colliander, Andreas ; De Maagt, Peter ; Närhi, Tapani ; Klein, Ulf

  • Author_Institution
    ESA, ESTEC, Noordwijk
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    11-14 March 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    Polarimetric interferometric radiometers are analyzed, including the polarization leakage and other non-idealities in the front-end, which can be measured and modelled with S-parameters. The main purpose of this study is to develop a model for accurate description of the effects of the polarization leakage in polarized interferometric measurements from geostationary orbit.
  • Keywords
    geophysical equipment; microwave receivers; polarimeters; radiometers; radiowave interferometers; S parameters; front end nonideality analysis; geostationary orbit; polarimetric interferometric radiometers; polarization leakage effects; polarized interferometric measurements; Antenna measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Marine technology; Polarization; Radiometers; Receiving antennas; Sea measurements; Space technology; Switches; Transmission line matrix methods;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment, 2008. MICRORAD 2008
  • Conference_Location
    Firenze
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1986-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1987-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MICRAD.2008.4579466
  • Filename
    4579466