• DocumentCode
    3197887
  • Title

    Reduction of radar cross section of corner reflectors using strip grating technique

  • Author

    Ajaikumar, V. ; Jose, K.A. ; Mohanan, P. ; Nair, K.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron., Cochin Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Kochi, India
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    18-25 June 1992
  • Firstpage
    707
  • Abstract
    A simple and effective method to reduce the radar cross section (RCS) of a dihedral corner reflector is presented. The RCS of a corner reflector loaded with periodic conducting strips over a dielectric sheet is determined experimentally and is compared with that from the reference target. A typical reduction of 20-30 dB for TE (transverse electric) polarization is shown. The large echo due to the mutual perpendicularity of the two flat surfaces in corner reflector is found to be reduced for TE polarization using the strip grating technique.<>
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic wave reflection; radar cross-sections; RCS reduction; TE polarisation; dihedral corner reflector; radar cross section; strip grating technique; Antenna measurements; Dielectric measurements; Electromagnetic scattering; Gratings; Optical reflection; Position measurement; Radar cross section; Strips; Tellurium; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1992. AP-S. 1992 Digest. Held in Conjuction with: URSI Radio Science Meeting and Nuclear EMP Meeting., IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0730-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1992.221839
  • Filename
    221839