Magneto-optical magnetic field/current sensors are based on the Faraday effect, which involves changing the polarized state of light. Polarimetric methods are therefore used for measuring polarization characteristics. Channeled polarimetry allows pol...
Recent advancements in novel fiber-coupled and portable terahertz (THz) spectroscopic imaging technology have accelerated applications in nondestructive testing (NDT). Although the polarization information of THz waves can play a critical role in mat...
The paper describes a method for the accurate calibration of multi-channel SAR instruments, such as those required to support SAR polarimetry, single-pass interferometry and digital beam-forming (DBF), on the basis of dedicated SAR acquisitions conta...
We investigated the use of C-band RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for retrieval of ocean surface wind speeds by using four new channels (right circular transmit, vertical receive (RV); right circular transmit, hori...
Radar polarimetry is a technique that can be used to enhance target detection, identification and classification; however, the quality of these measurements can be significantly influenced by the characteristics of the radar antenna. For an accurate...
Ocean surveillance is one of the important applications of synthetic aperture radar (SAR). Polarimetric SAR provides multi-channel information and shows great potential for monitoring ocean dynamic environments. Oil spills are a form of pollution tha...
Our Sun is the closest X-ray astrophysical source to Earth. As such, it makes for a strong case study to better understand astrophysical processes. Solar flares are particularly interesting as they are linked to coronal mass ejections as well as magn...
Onboard millimeter-wave radar is one way to improve helicopter flight safety at low altitudes in difficult meteorological conditions. Low-altitude flight is associated with the risk of collision with low-visibility obstacles such as power lines. Sinc...
Most of the recent research in the field of marine target detection has been concentrating on ships with large metallic parts. The focus of this work is on much more challenging targets represented by small rubber inflatables. They are of importance,...