Quasioptical characterisation of a mm-wave receiver for atmospheric remote sensing

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 3-5, 2005, Pages 303-315

  Vasic V ^a   Kampfer N ^a   Murk, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Baseline reduction; Internal reflections; Quasioptics; Rooftop mirror

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MICROWAVES; MIRRORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; POLARIZATION; RADIOMETERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVE EFFECTS;

BASELINE REDUCTION; INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; QUASIOPTICS; ROOFTOP MIRRORS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 9344270550     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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