Determination of the characteristic polarization states of the radar target scattering matrix [s(Abj] for the coherent monostatic and reciprocal propagation space by using the complex polarization ratio p transformation formulation

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 437-455

  Xi, An Qing ^a   Boerner, Wolfgang Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84975648002     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.9.000437     Document Type: Article

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