Title :
The filter for horn antenna multifrequency data processing
Author :
Kondratyev, Yevgueny V. ; Drobakhin, Oleg O.
Author_Institution :
Dnepropetrovsk Nat. Univ., Ukraine
Abstract :
The transceiver horn antenna used in multifrequency microwave measurements for probing a structure under the test and receiving reflected power has two reference discontinuities. This causes the obtained reflectivity dependency to be a superposition of two similar echo characteristics, so that clearly discerning reflectivity signal peaks and estimating their parameters are mostly impossible in the uniqueness range of the Fourier transform, which is used for viewing the spatial area dependency. The filter for horn antenna multifrequency data processing is designed for extracting the single echo characteristic from this dependency. This facilitates using almost all the uniqueness range, provided that in the far-field region the reflectivity ratio of reference discontinuities and the electric length of the horn do not depend on the distance to the structure under the test.
Keywords :
Fourier transforms; echo; filtering theory; frequency response; horn antennas; microwave reflectometry; 8 to 12.5 GHz; Fourier transform; echo characteristics; far-field region; filter; frequency response; horn antenna multifrequency data processing; horn electric length; multifrequency microwave measurements; multifrequency reflectometers; parameter estimation; reference discontinuities; reflectivity dependency; reflectivity signal peaks; transceiver horn antenna; Data processing; Horn antennas; Microwave antennas; Microwave filters; Multifrequency antennas; Receiving antennas; Reflectivity; Reflector antennas; Testing; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory, 2002. MMET '02. 2002 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kiev, Ukraine
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7391-X
DOI :
10.1109/MMET.2002.1107030