Wideband polarimetric radar cross section measurement

Author

Schone, G. ; Riegger, S. ; Heidrich, E.

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Hochstfrequenztech. und Elektron., Karlsruhe Univ., West Germany

fYear

1988

fDate

6-10 June 1988

Firstpage

537

Abstract

An ultrawideband polarimetric RCS (radar cross-section) measurement system built for investigations on basic vegetation scatterers like leaves and needles is presented. Due to a qualified 20 term calibration procedure and an extensive use of software tools, the system provides a higher quality standard level for future RCS target classification. Some of the outstanding features are fully calibrated monostatic and bistatic RCS target measurement, determination of the complex polarimetric scattering matrix in a frequency range from 1-26.5 GHz and complete elimination of spurious reflections. Additionally, time-domain capability makes it possible to get measurement results in both the frequency and time domains.<>

Keywords

calibration; electromagnetic wave polarisation; radar cross-sections; radar measurement; 1 to 26.5 GHz; bistatic RCS target measurement; calibration; complex polarimetric scattering matrix; monostatic RCS target measurement; radar cross section measurement; time-domain capability; ultrawideband polarimetric measurement system; vegetation scatterers; Calibration; Frequency measurement; Needles; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Reflection; Software standards; Software tools; Ultra wideband technology; Vegetation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1988. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Syracuse, NY, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1988.94127

Filename

94127