• DocumentCode
    383600
  • Title

    RF antenna matching methods for radar cross section measurements

  • Author

    Kerherve, E. ; Naud, Ph. ; Germain, G. ; Jarry, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Microelectron. IXL Lab., Univ. of Bordeaux, France
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    85
  • Abstract
    During RCS measurements, the monostatic mode generated escapes between emission and reception paths. Their minimization leads us to consider the antenna matching problem. Direct matching with a multiplexing system and an equivalent circuit with a differential system are proposed. The second solution has no frequency-band limitation and gives a very good emission-reception isolation.
  • Keywords
    UHF antennas; VHF antennas; equivalent circuits; impedance matching; passive networks; radar antennas; radar cross-sections; RCS measurements; RF antenna matching methods; antenna dipole; differential system; direct matching; equivalent circuit; matching network design; monostatic mode; multiplexing system; radar cross section measurements; Antenna accessories; Antenna measurements; Equalizers; Laboratories; Microelectronics; Polynomials; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Radio frequency; Scattering parameters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2002. 9th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7596-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICECS.2002.1045339
  • Filename
    1045339