Progress in dual-band dual-polarization shared-aperture SAR antennas

Abstract

The progress in dual-band dual-polarization (DBDP) shared-aperture antennas for the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) application in the last decade is reviewed. Several designs of DBDP SAR antenna arrays are introduced with their main performances, then their comparison is summarized. In addition, some techniques enhancing DBDP antenna performances are presented.

Keywords

dual-band / dual-polarization / microstrip antenna / shared-aperture / synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National High-Technology Research and Development (863) Project of China (No. 2007AA12Z125), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60871030), and the Specialized Research Fund of Doctoral Programs, Ministry of Education of China (No. 20050280016).

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