Adaptive polarimetric sensing for optimum radar signature classification using a genetic search algorithm

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 5677-5685

  Sadjadi, Firooz A ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; POLARIZATION; PROBABILITY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ADAPTIVE POLARIMETRIC SENSING; GENETIC SEARCH ALGORITHM; POLARIZATION ELLIPTICITY ANGLES;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 33749861785     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.005677     Document Type: Article

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