Physical Optics Polarization Scattering Matrix for a Top Hat Reflectors

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 857-859

  Blejer, Dennis J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS; DISKS; OPTICS;

BISTATIC RETURNS; IMAGE THEORY; MULTIPLE SCATTERING; PHYSICAL OPTICS (PO) POLARIZATION SCATTERING MATRIX; TOP HAT REFLECTORS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0026173588     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.86888     Document Type: Article

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