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Method for radar cross section measurements in millimeter and submillimeter wave regions

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We present a new method for electromagnetic modeling radar scattering processes. In this method we use a quasi-optical waveguide of the type of "hollow dielectric waveguide" as a fundamental component of radar cross section (RCS) instrumentation systems. Such waveguide structure produces required target-illuminating quasiplane wave and suppresses unwanted waves as well as transmits the legitimate signal from test object, mounted inside this waveguide, to the reception zone. Presented method is especially effective one in millimeter and submillimeter wave regions, in particular, for investigation RCS of targets with small reflectivity.

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  1. Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 12 Academy Proskura Street, 310085, Kharkov, Ukraine

    V. K. Kiselyev & T. M. Kushta

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Kiselyev, V.K., Kushta, T.M. Method for radar cross section measurements in millimeter and submillimeter wave regions. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 16, 1159–1165 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02068284

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