Title :
Equivalence Between Cameron´s Unit Disc and PoincarÉ´s Sphere for Symmetric Scattering Characterization and Classification
Author :
Giusti, Elisa ; Martorella, Marco ; Petronio, Carlo ; Berizzi, Fabrizio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Pisa, Pisa
fDate :
4/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Scattering type classification represents a significant step toward target classification. Both the surface of Poincare´s sphere and Cameron´s unit disc have been used separately to represent symmetric scattering matrices and to define classification methods. In this letter, the equivalence of using the surface of Poincare´s sphere and Cameron´s unit disc in terms of characterization and classification of symmetric scattering types is demonstrated mathematically.
Keywords :
S-matrix theory; electromagnetic wave scattering; radar target recognition; Cameron´s unit disc; Poincare´s sphere; scattering type classification; symmetric scattering; Radar polarimetry; scattering matrices;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LGRS.2008.915739