DocumentCode
657809
Title
A feeding concept of a dielectric hemispherical lens antenna for polarimetric radar applications
Author
Dahl, Claus ; Schulz, Claudia ; Will, Bianca ; Rolfes, Ilona ; Baer, Christoph ; Musch, Thomas
Author_Institution
Inst. of Microwave Syst., Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, Bochum, Germany
fYear
2013
fDate
9-11 Oct. 2013
Firstpage
371
Lastpage
374
Abstract
In this contribution a feeding concept of a dielectric lens for polarimetric radar applications at 24 GHz is presented. Two feeding antennas are compared by 3D-electromagnetic field simulations, confirming the advantages of a corrugated horn antenna in this scenario. For the chosen setup a cross polarization of 35.6 dB and a side lobe suppression of 34.3 dB is achieved. The performance and the applicability of the feeding concept are verified by polarimetric radar measurements.
Keywords
lens antennas; radar polarimetry; 3D electromagnetic field simulations; corrugated horn antenna; cross polarization; dielectric hemispherical lens antenna; dielectric lens; feeding concept; polarimetric radar applications; polarimetric radar measurements; side lobe suppression; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Horn antennas; Lenses; Radar antennas; Radar applications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radar Conference (EuRAD), 2013 European
Conference_Location
Nuremberg
Type
conf
Filename
6689191
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