Calibration of a digital phased array for polarimetric radar

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 161-164

  Fulton, Caleb ^a   Chappell, William J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Phased arrays; Radar polarimetry

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE PHASED ARRAY; ARRAY RADARS; DUAL POLARIZED ANTENNAS; FAR FIELD MEASUREMENT; LINEAR ARRAYS; PHASED ARRAYS; POLARIMETRIC RADARS; POLARIMETRIC SCATTERING; POLARIZATION ERRORS; PROTOTYPE SYSTEM; RADAR POLARIMETRY; REFLECTION MEASUREMENTS; SCAN ANGLE;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; CALIBRATION; ELLIPSOMETRY; ERRORS; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RADAR; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

RADAR ANTENNAS;

EID: 77957778011     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2010.5517964     Document Type: Conference Paper

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