Bistatic Transfer Function for a Planar Distribution of Stationary Scatterers: Analytical Results

We present exact and approximate analytical results for signal transmission through a planar distribution of stationary scatterers in a bistatic configuration. The transfer function of this transmission channel is computed by assuming a continuous cross-section density. This approach makes it possib...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Cabrera, Octavio, Zanette, Damian Horacio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/180306
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/180306
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:APPROXIMATION METHODS
RADAR REMOTE SENSING
RECEIVERS
SCATTERING
SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR
TRANSFER FUNCTIONS
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Sumario:We present exact and approximate analytical results for signal transmission through a planar distribution of stationary scatterers in a bistatic configuration. The transfer function of this transmission channel is computed by assuming a continuous cross-section density. This approach makes it possible to obtain explicit mathematical expressions for a wide variety of scatterer distributions. The inverse problem, where the scatterer distribution is inferred from the transfer function, is also considered. Analytical results are compared with numerical simulations for randomly distributed point scatterers, using real-life FM signals. Transfer functions for these stylized scatterer distributions may provide a base for more realistic mathematical models of the environment.