Title :
FPGA-based Implementation of a Polarimetric Radiometer with Digital Beamforming
Author :
Bosch-Lluis, X. ; Camps, A. ; Marchan-Hernandez, J.F. ; Ramos-Perez, I. ; Prehn, R. ; Izquierdo, B. ; Banque, X. ; Yeste, J.
Author_Institution :
UPC Campus Nord, Barcelona
fDate :
July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006
Abstract :
In [1] a general overview of the PAU system is provided. This work describes in more detail the implementation of the polarimetric and pseudo-correlation radiometer (PAU-RAD) that measures the four Stokes parameters.
Keywords :
field programmable gate arrays; geophysical signal processing; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; oceanography; radar polarimetry; radar signal processing; radiometers; remote sensing by radar; FPGA based polarimetric radiometer; PAU system; Passive Advanced Unit for Ocean Monitoring; Stokes parameter measurement; digital beamforming; pseudo correlation radiometer; Array signal processing; Calibration; Field programmable gate arrays; Frequency synchronization; Polarization; Radiometry; Resistors; Signal processing; Signal sampling; Stokes parameters;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9510-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2006.304
