Scattering by Depolarizing Targets

This chapter contains sections titled:

• Targets

• Averaging the Sinclair Matrix

• The Kronecker-Product Matrices

• Matrices for a Depolarizing Target: Coherent Measurement

• Incoherently Measured Target Matrices

• Matrix Properties and Relationships

• Modified Matrices

• Names

• Additional Target Information

• Target Covariance and Coherency Matrices

• A Scattering Matrix with Circular Components

• The Graves Power Density Matrix

• Measurement Considerations

• Degree of Polarization and Polarimetric Entropy

• Variance of Power

• Summary of Power Equations and Matrix Relationships

• References

• Problems

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