Calibration of panelized polarimetric phased array radar antennas: A case study

IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 860-867

  Fulton, Caleb ^a   Chappell, William ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APERTURE COUPLED; CROSS POLARIZATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; DUAL-POLARIZED; LOW BIAS; PATCH ANTENNA; PHASED ARRAY RADARS; PHASED ARRAYS; POLARIMETRIC RADARS; POLARIZATION CHARACTERISTICS; SCAN ANGLE; SIZE CONSTRAINT; WEATHER RADARS;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RADAR; RADAR SYSTEMS;

RADAR ANTENNAS;

EID: 78649270400     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ARRAY.2010.5613262     Document Type: Conference Paper

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