Analysis of Brillouin Precursor Propagation Through Foliage for Digital Sequences of Pulses

In this letter, we investigate the propagation of Brillouin precursors through dispersive foliage media, using leafy vegetation dielectric models proposed by Fung-Ulaby, El Rayes-Ulaby, Brown-Curry-Ding, Maetzler, and Pearce. A fast-Fourier-transform-based formulation is used to analyze the peak amplitude decay and pulse broadening effect (or effective oscillation frequency) related to the precursor formation for both single pulse and sequence of pulses traveling through the leafy vegetation. The influence of the Brillouin precursor on the receiver structure is also investigated. Simulations have been carried out in frequency bands between 100 MHz and 6 GHz allocated for remote sensing applications and digital satellite communications.