A SYSTEM FOR THE DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT OF RADAR RETURN POLARIZATION.

Abstract

A polarization measurement program is presently being pursued in connection with a problem dealing with dynamic echo area measurement at several frequencies. Since the nature of the polarization data which will be received is not specifically known at this point, an interim system is being constructed prior to incorporating a polarization measurement facility within the overall area measurement equipment. This report describes the measurement technique employed in the interim system, operating at X-band. The subject of hardware implementation is left for future reports. Extensive introductory material is included on the general nature of plane polarized waves, using a simple classical model. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0646188

Entities

People

  • I. D. Olin

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optical Equipment
  • Polarization
  • Polarizers
  • Radio Frequency
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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