On the Polarimetric Contrast Optimization

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1987, Pages 988-991

  Kostinski, Alexander B ^a   Boerner, Wolfgang Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0012622633     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.1987.1144209     Document Type: Article

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