• DocumentCode
    1147232
  • Title

    Polarization Mismatch Errors in Amplitude Comparison Direction Finders

  • Author

    Ducrotoy, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Thomson-CSF, France
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    646
  • Lastpage
    650
  • Abstract
    The polarization unbalance between the two antennas of an amplitude direction finder causes measurement errors for incident waves of variable polarization. These errors are analyzable qualitatively and quantitatively by means of Poincaré´s sphere.
  • Keywords
    Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Directive antennas; Error analysis; Measurement errors; Polarization; Radar antennas; Radar detection; Radar measurements; Receiving antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.1984.310532
  • Filename
    4103965