Title :
An X band polarimetric ARC prototype
Author :
Yongtao, Zhu ; Caiyun, Wang ; Liang, Li ; Jun, Hong
Author_Institution :
Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing
Abstract :
Polarimetric SAR can provide amplitude and phase information of targets, thus is widely used. For high image data quality, accurate ground calibration targets are needed. This paper describes a prototype multifunctional Polarimetric Active Radar Calibrator (PARC). An experiment was made in microwave darkroom to prove the applicability of PARC in polarimetric SAR calibration.
Keywords :
calibration; radar polarimetry; synthetic aperture radar; X band polarimetric ARC prototype; ground calibration targets; high image data quality; microwave darkroom; multifunctional polarimetric active radar calibrator; phase information; polarimetric SAR; synthetic aperture radar; Attenuators; Calibration; Circuits; Prototypes; Radar imaging; Radar polarimetry; Receiving antennas; Testing; Transmitting antennas; Transponders; Polarimetric calibration PARC;
Conference_Titel :
Synthetic Aperture Radar, 2007. APSAR 2007. 1st Asian and Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Huangshan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1188-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1188-7
DOI :
10.1109/APSAR.2007.4418593
