Polarization dependence in ultrawideband impulsive radar target versus clutter discrimination

Wolfgang-Martin Boerner; Chuang-Li Liu; Xin Zhang; Vivek Naik

doi:10.1117/12.59031

1 May 1992 Polarization dependence in ultrawideband impulsive radar target versus clutter discrimination

Wolfgang-Martin Boerner, Chuang-Li Liu, Xin Zhang, Vivek Naik

Proceedings Volume 1631, Ultrawideband Radar; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59031
Event: OE/LASE '92, 1992, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

An account is given of the basic principles of radar polarimetry, and various optimization procedures for the propagation (scattering) range operator equation and the received-power expressions are presented and compared. On the basis of a complete description of isolated and distributed scatterers, polarimetric target classification, target vs clutter discrimination, and optimal polarimetric contrast enhancement algorithms are derived; these should be useful in the interpretation of wideband polarimetric data sets obtained with wideband coherent, dual (orthogonal) polarization channel radar systems.

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Wolfgang-Martin Boerner, Chuang-Li Liu, Xin Zhang, and Vivek Naik "Polarization dependence in ultrawideband impulsive radar target versus clutter discrimination", Proc. SPIE 1631, Ultrawideband Radar, (1 May 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59031

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