Title :
Absolute phase of the radar target scattering matrix
Author_Institution :
Danish Defence Res. Establ., Copenhagen, Denmark
Abstract :
By carefully considering the voltage equation for a polarimetric radar, it can be seen that the absolute phase of the target scattering matrix provides additional useful information about the target. This fact has apparently been overlooked in the past.
Keywords :
S-matrix theory; radar theory; absolute phase; polarimetric radar; radar target; scattering matrix; voltage equation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19901180
