PHARUS: a polarimetric C-band SAR

Author

Snoeij, Paul ; Pouwels, Henk ; Koomen, Peter ; Hoogeboom, Peter

Author_Institution

Telecomm. & Remote Sensing Lab., Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands

fYear

1990

fDate

7-10 May 1990

Firstpage

228

Lastpage

233

Abstract

A polarimetric SAR (synthetic aperture radar) system was designed in The Netherlands. The project is carried out in two steps. In this work, the first step, consisting of the preparatory studies including a SAR testbed, is described in detail. This SAR system will have limited capabilities, but will serve the purpose of acquiring experience with aircraft SAR and its technology. The system is built with state-of-the-art technology. Remarkable features are the fixed antenna and the low peak power, generated by solid-state devices. The use of monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) in the PHARUS was investigated in a preparatory study on antenna technology. Application of MMICs would further reduce the dimensions of the radar system

Keywords

MMIC; radar systems; MMIC; PHARUS; SAR testbed; The Netherlands; aircraft SAR; fixed antenna; low peak power; monolithic microwave integrated circuits; polarimetric C-band SAR; radar system; solid-state devices; synthetic aperture radar; Aircraft; Integrated circuit technology; MMICs; Microwave devices; Microwave integrated circuits; Monolithic integrated circuits; Power generation; Solid state circuits; Synthetic aperture radar; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 1990., Record of the IEEE 1990 International

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADAR.1990.201167

Filename

201167