FREQUENCY DOMAIN POLARIMETER
Assignee
E-SYSTEMS, INC.
Filed
Jan 29, 1992
Granted
Aug 10, 1993
Location
PLANO TX US
Abstract
The wave type, orientation and rotation of an incident electromagnetic signal having an unknown polarization is identified through single channel frequency domain signal analysis of the incident electromagnetic wave power as measured by an orthogonally polarized electromagnetic sensor. A controlled switch samples between the power measurements at each orthogonal output of the sensor to generate a signal comprised of a carrier frequency component and two sideband frequency components in the frequency domain. The sampled radio frequency signal is down converted by a single channel receiver to an intermediate frequency where the carrier and one sideband frequency component are separated and coherently shifted to the same frequency. A phase detector and ratiometer measure the relative phase and amplitude differences between the separated carrier and sideband frequency components to identify the wave type, orientation and rotation of the incident electromagnetic signal.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Aug 28, 1992
Rescinded
Jan 12, 1993
Duration
4 months
Inventor
- 1DONALD F. SHEA
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5235340
- Application
- 07827414
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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