ANALYSIS OF THE POLARIZATION SCATTERING MATRIX

Abstract

It is shown how, by carrying out a sequence of three coordinate axis rotations in Poincare space, one can calculate the principal basis and the real, nonnegative eigenvalues of any symmetric polarization scattering matrix. Then the two eigenvalues and the three Eulerian angles of the principal axes in Poincare space constitute a complete set of pure scatterer parameters. A scatterer classification scheme based on these parameters is constructed, with the help of a geometrical representation, in Poincare space, of polarization transformations. The procedure is applied to several simple scattering configurations. Some conclusions are reached concerning the scatterer geometry in various cases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0683712

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  • W. T. Payne

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  • MITRE Corporation

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  • Air Platforms

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  • Air Force
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Eigenvalues
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Government Procurement
  • Line Of Sight
  • Linear Polarization
  • Massachusetts
  • Polarization
  • Radar
  • Right Angles
  • Scattering
  • Security
  • United States

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  • Physics

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  • Space