Directional Jones and Stokes Vectors

Abstract

Monostatic radar polarimetry requires the simultaneous consideration of electromagnetic waves travelling in opposite directions. The conventional Forward Scattering Alignment (FSA) convention for setting up a coordinate system for the description of the polarization characteristics of these waves has to be replaced by the Back Scattering Alignment (BSA) convention that makes explicit use of the concept of directional Jones and Stokes vectors based upon the time reversal operation. This concept can be extended also to the bistatic scattering case.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 28, 2005
Accession Number
ADA457748

Entities

People

  • E. Luneburg

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bistatic Radar
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directional
  • Equations
  • Information Operations
  • Lie Groups
  • Military Research
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Particle Trajectories
  • Plane Waves
  • Polarimetry
  • Polarization
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Radar
  • Trajectories
  • Vector Spaces

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering