Laser backscattered from partially convex targets of large sizes in random media for E-wave polarization
JOSA A, Vol. 23, Issue 8, pp. 1908-1913 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.23.001908
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Abstract
The characteristics of a radar cross section (RCS) of partially convex targets with large sizes up to five wavelengths in free space and random media are studied. The nature of the incident wave is an important factor in remote sensing and radar detection applications. I investigate the effects of beam wave incidence on the performance of RCS, drawing on the method I used in a previous study on plane-wave incidence [ Waves Random Media 12, 387 (2002) ]. A beam wave can be considered a plane wave if the target size is smaller than the beam width. Therefore, to have a beam wave with a limited spot on the target, the target size should be larger than the beam width (assuming E-wave incidence wave polarization. The effects of the target configuration, random medium parameters, and the beam width on the laser RCS and the enhancement in the radar cross section are numerically analyzed, resulting in the possibility of having some sort of control over radar detection using beam wave incidence.
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OCIS Codes
(280.5600) Remote sensing and sensors : Radar
(290.1350) Scattering : Backscattering
ToC Category:
Scattering
History
Original Manuscript: September 9, 2005
Revised Manuscript: March 2, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: March 3, 2006
Citation
Hosam El-Ocla, "Laser backscattered from partially convex targets of large sizes in random media for E-wave polarization," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 23, 1908-1913 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-23-8-1908
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