Modeling of wind direction signals in polarimetric sea surfacebrightness temperatures

There has been an increasing interest in the applications of polarimetric microwave radiometers for ocean wind remote sensing. Aircraft and spaceborne radiometers have found a few Kelvins wind direction signals in sea surface brightness temperatures, in addition to their sensitivities to wind speeds. However, it was not clear what physical scattering mechanisms produced the observed brightness dependence on wind direction. To this end, polarimetric microwave emissions from wind-generated sea surfaces are investigated with a polarimetric two-scale scattering model, which relates the directional wind-wave spectrum to passive microwave signatures of sea surfaces. Theoretical azimuthal modulations are found to agree well with experimental observations for all Stokes parameters from near nadir to 65° incidence angles. The upwind and downwind asymmetries of brightness temperatures were interpreted using the hydrodynamic modulation. The contributions of Bragg scattering by short waves, geometric optics scattering by long waves and sea foam are examined. The geometric optics scattering mechanism underestimates the directional signals in the first three Stokes parameters, and predicts no signals in the fourth Stokes parameter (V). In contrast, the Bragg scattering was found to dominate the wind direction signals from the two-scale model and correctly predicted the phase changes of the upwind and crosswind asymmetries in T_υ and U from middle to high incidence angles. The phase changes predicted by the Bragg scattering theory for radiometric emission from water ripples is corroborated by the numerical Monte Carlo simulation of rough surface scattering. This theoretical interpretation indicates the potential use of polarimetric brightness temperatures for retrieving the directional wave spectrum of short gravity and capillary waves     

Application of the Kirchhoff method for practical calculations in microwave radiometry of wavy sea surface

Existing methods for calculating the microwave-radiation characteristics of the ocean surface using the Kirchhoff method are considered. The practice of application of the empirical dependences typical for developed sea waves is analyzed. A joint analysis of wave-graphic and radiometric data of an early experiment on bistatic sensing of the sea surface in which the Sun was used as a powerful natural source of sensing microwave radiation is made. The existing method for theoretical calculations is improved. It is demonstrated that, while the improvement is evident, the method of calculation based on the assumption that the sea waves are developed can provide a high accuracy at most in 20% of all possible cases.     

Transmission Characteristics of Hybrid Modes in Corrugated Waveguides Above the Bragg Frequency

We studied the transmission characteristics of hybrid modes in a corrugated circular waveguide above the Bragg frequency to develop a broad-band transmission line for millimeter waves. Millimeter waves at 294 GHz were transmitted into a straight waveguide. From observed power profiles in waveguide cross-sections, a high attenuation rate of 0.13 dB/m was obtained. To match a theoretical attenuation constant with the experimental one, we introduced an ad hoc coefficient of conventional surface reactance in the waveguide wall. This was necessary because the wall began to look like the surface with a decreasing anisotropic reactance owing to the frequency above the Bragg frequency. Using nonlinear optimization for mode content analysis, the observed power profiles in the waveguide cross-section were matched with theoretical profiles. There was good agreement between the calculated and observed centers of power profiles and attenuation rate along the waveguide. The theoretical analysis showed that the magnetic field at the waveguide wall increases and the substantial attenuation takes place. Above the Bragg frequency coupling to backwards propagating modes is a point of consideration. A combination of the backwards propagating EH_1,26 and the forward propagating HE₁₁ modes satisfied the Bragg condition at 294.7 GHz which was the nearest frequency of operating frequency. A strong attenuation of the incoming HE₁₁ mode by Bragg resonance was not expected due to large difference of 0.7 GHz. It becomes clear that the observed high transmission loss outside of the Bragg resonance can be explained by a decrease in anisotropic surface reactance at the wall.     

基于叠印啁啾光纤布拉格光栅的宽谱微波光子信道化接收方法

提出了利用叠印啁啾光纤布拉格光栅(S-CFBG)实现宽谱微波信号光子信道化接收的方法。利用一个S-CFBG产生光频梳(OFC),接收的微波信号被强度调制器调制到OFC的各个载波上。第二个S-CFBG对不同的边带进行滤波,利用波分复用(WDM)解复用器进行信道分离,实现对宽谱微波信号频率的实时测量。该方法还可以同时检测不同射频(RF)载波上所携带的数据信息,无需传统的电本振源阵列,简化了系统结构。建立了测量范围为0～20GHz,测量精度为0.5GHz的宽谱微波信号信道化接收仿真系统。实现了不同RF频率上携带信息的实时同步检测,并对接收误码性能进行了分析。     

Rough surface wavelength measurement through self mixing of Doppler microwave backscatter

A microwave backscatter technique is presented that has the ability to sense the dominant surface wavelength of a random rough surface. The purpose of this technique is to perform this measurement from an aircraft or spacecraft, wherein the horizontal velocity of the radar is an important parameter of the measurement system. Attention will be directed at water surface conditions for which a dominant wavelength can be defined, then the spatial variations of reflectivity will have a two dimensional spectrum that is sufficiently close to that of waves to be useful. The measurement concept is based on the relative motion between the water waves and a nadir looking radar, and the fact that while the instantaneous Doppler frequency at the receiver returned by any elementary group of scatterers on a water wave is monotonically changing, the difference in the Doppler frequency between any two scattering "patches" stays approximately constant as these waves travel parallel to the major axis of an elliptical antenna footprint. The results of a theoretical analysis and a laboratory experiment with a continuous wave (CW) radar that encompasses several of the largest waves in the illuminated area show how the structure in the Doppler spectrum of the backscattered signal is related to the surface spectrum and its parameters in an especially direct and simple way when an incoherent envelope detector is the receiver.     

Bragg microwave structures based on waveguide-slot lines

It is shown that a new type of the Bragg structure based on pieces of a waveguide-slot line can be created in the microwave band. The amplitude-frequency characteristics of such a structure are described theoretically and investigated experimentally in the frequency range 8–12 GHz. The regularities in the distribution of the electric field intensity in a standing wave appearing in the investigated Bragg structure are established. It is found that a resonance singularity appears in the forbidden zone of the investigated Bragg structure when a defect in the form of the changed length of the central section of a regular waveguide is made.     

Retrieval of gravity-capillary spectrum parameters by means of microwave radiometric techniques

The paper presents some results obtained during a series of microwave remote sensing experiments carried out on the Black Sea coast in 1999-2002. The measurements were made from a pier at the South Department of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology with microwave radiometers operating at wavelengths of 1.5, 0.8, 0.5, and 0.3 cm. The surface wave spectrum parameters were estimated from angular radiometric measurements using a novel approach. Microwave brightness contrasts at Ka-band (37 GHz) measured over wide range of incidence angles were used for a curvature spectrum of gravity-capillary waves and a mean-square slope of gravity waves retrieval. The evolution of spectrum parameters under variable wind (ranged from 0.5-7 m/s) was investigated. The delay of brightness variation relative to wind speed as large as 1-2 h was found. The performed spectral analysis permitted to relate the observed brightness delay to short gravity-capillary surface waves, whereas longer gravity waves followed the wind practically without any delay. It is concluded that the proposed technique of gravity-capillary wave spectrum retrieval provides a useful tool for investigation of air-sea interaction and surface wave dynamics.     

平台运动引起Bragg海浪谱的展宽及其压缩方法

基于运动叠加原理，推导了以Ｄｏｐｐｌｅｒ频率表征的雷达平台运动条件下高频段海浪杂波的运动方程及由平台运动引起的Ｂｒａｎｎ海浪谱的展宽式，给出了受平台运动调制的Ｂｒａｇｇ浪回波与目标信号在Ｄｏｐｐｌｅｒ域里的二阶模糊关系和动用ＳＴ－ＷＤ（Ｓｈｏｒｔ Ｔｉｍｅ Ａｖｅｒａｇｅ Ｗｉｇｎｅｒ－Ｖｉｌｌｅ Ｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ；短时间平均Ｗｉｇｎｅｒ－Ｗｉｌｌｅ分布）技术对一阶海浪回波信号的高频相位进     

L波段微波辐射计周期脉冲式干扰时域检测方法研究

L波段微波辐射计是探测土壤湿度和海水盐度的有效遥感器。但是,全球定位系统(GPS)信号、雷达信号以及一些商用电子产品的电磁辐射造成的频谱污染都可以对微波辐射计的探测造成干扰,使得被动微波遥感对地观测结果具有一定的偏差,降低了地表参数的反演精度。该文通过实验模拟脉冲式噪声干扰,观测其在L波段(全功率接收型式)微波辐射计系统中的传输特性,分析输出信号特性与辐射计参数(积分时间、灵敏度)的相关性,获取其数字特征参数,结合脉冲检测法(APB),提出一种新的自相关检测(ACD)算法,能够有效用于周期性的脉冲式辐射干扰的检测,在微波辐射计系统积分时间1 ms的情况下,能够检测1.5 K的噪声干扰,满足卫星遥感探测反演地表参数精度的需求。     

Holographic antennas

Antennas having any mean surface and any prescribed feeder and radiation pattern can be experimentally obtained by the extension of the holographic technique to the microwave field. An experiment is described, based on the simple case of a plane antenna. Different types of microwave holograms, which constitute the synthesized antenna, have been tested.     

Scattering of TE-polarized EM wave by discontinuity in groundeddielectric layer

The two-dimensional problem of EM wave interaction with a dielectric discontinuity in an infinite grounded dielectric layer is studied. An electric field integral equation (EFIE) for TE illumination has been derived based on the Green's function for the electric field produced by induced polarization currents in the discontinuity region. Impressed electric fields consist of either plane waves incident from space above the dielectric layer or surface waves supported by that layer. Method of Moments (MoM) numerical solutions for the induced electric field in the discontinuity region are implemented. The amplitudes of surface waves excited by excess discontinuity-region polarization currents are calculated, as well as the pattern of the scattered field and the associated scattering width. It is observed that the excitation of a surface-wave mode reduces the back scattered radiation for TE-polarized plane wave incidence. The accuracy of the theory is verified by comparison of numerical results with those of existing studies     

Photonic Generation of Chirped Microwave Pulses Using Superimposed Chirped Fiber Bragg Gratings

A novel approach to generating linearly chirped microwave pulses in the optical domain based on spectral shaping and linear frequency-to-time mapping is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. In the proposed system, the spectrum of a femtosecond pulse generated by a mode-locked fiber laser is spectrum-shaped by an optical filter that consists of two superimposed chirped fiber Bragg gratings (SI-CFBGs) with different chirp rates. The SI-CFBGs form a Fabry-Perot cavity with a cavity length linearly dependent on the resonance wavelength, thus a spectral response with an increased or decreased free spectral range is generated. A chirped microwave pulse with the pulse shape identical to the shaped spectrum is obtained at the output of a high-speed photodetector thanks to the frequency-to-time mapping in a dispersive device. The proposed technique is experimentally demonstrated, a linearly chirped microwave pulse with a central frequency of 15 GHz and a chirp rate of 0.0217 GHz/ps is experimentally generated.     

Ku-band backscatter from the Cowlitz River: Bragg scattering with and without rain

Ku-band backscatter from the Cowlitz River in southwestern Washington State was measured for incidence angles from 0/spl deg/ to 80/spl deg/. The measurements were made for light-wind conditions with and without rain. In rain-free conditions, Bragg scattering was the dominant scattering mechanism for both horizontal (HH) and vertical (VV) polarizations out to 75/spl deg/, beyond which the SNR dropped very low at HH. When a light rain was falling on the river, the cross section increased substantially at moderate incidence angles. Doppler spectra taken during rain showed that VV polarized backscatter is primarily from Bragg scattering from ring waves, while HH polarization scatters from both ring waves and stationary splash products, depending on the incidence angle. From the VV polarized measurements, surface wave height spectrum for ring waves is inferred for light rains. Finally, a change in spectral properties was observed when rain changed to hail.     

Mode coupling in superconducting parallel plate resonator in acavity with outer conductive enclosure

We have carefully studied the mode coupling effect from analysis of the measured microwave scattering parameters of superconducting films using a parallel-plate-resonator technique. Due to its high resolution and simplicity, this technique has been widely employed to identify the quality of high-T_c superconducting films by measuring the resonance bandwidth, from which the microwave surface resistance is directly derived. To minimize the radiation loss, the resonator is usually housed in a conductive cavity. Using this method, we observe that a number of strong “cavity” modes due to the test enclosure fall around the lowest TM mode of the superconducting resonator and that a strong interaction between these two types of resonant modes occurs when their eigenfrequencies are close, causing a significant distortion or a strong antiresonance for the resonator mode. To describe this effect, a coupled harmonic-oscillator model is proposed. We suggest that the interaction arises from a phase interference or a linear coupling among the individual oscillators. Our model fits very well the observed Fano-type asymmetric or antiresonant features, and thus can be used to extract the intrinsic Q of the superconducting resonator     

Thin-film acousto-optic interaction in LiNbO3

100% Bragg diffraction of guided optical waves by surface acoustic waves in metal-diffused layers in LiNbO3 substrates has been observed. The predicted efficiency, which compares favourably with experimental measurement, is shown to arise mainly from the electro-optic contribution of the electric field associated with the yz acoustic surface waves instead of the clasto-optic contribution due to the strain or from the surface ripple components.     

Fibre Bragg grating location and spatial period determination in DBR lasers by side-scatter detection of pump radiation

A simple technique for locating the position of Bragg grating reflectors in erbium-doped fibre lasers is proposed. The technique consists of the side detection of the pump radiation scattered from the grating. It is also possible to obtain the spatial period of the grating by measuring the diffraction angle, which closely depends on this parameter. This technique can also be applied to passive fibre Bragg gratings.     

Multifrequency Magneto-optic Bragg Diffraction and Radio Frequency Signal Parallel Processing

Magneto-optic （MO） coupling of guided optical waves with microwave magnetostatic waves （MSWs） simultaneously excited by multiple radio frequency（RF） signals can lead to multifrequency diffraction effects and then parallel processing of RF signals can be realized by using of the characteristics that diffraction efficiencies（DEs） are approximately in direct proportion to RF signals intensities and diffraction angles are related to frequencies of the corresponding RF signals within linear MO interaction region. In this paper, studied is the multifrequency MO Bragg diffraction in first-order MO interaction approximation, and obtained was the approximate analytical expression for principle diffraction efficiency（PDE）. Also, put forward was a parallel imaging method of relative intensity of RF signals based on single-frequency diffraction. By calculation and analysis, it is shown that the relative error is not more than 0.3 dB for the case of three RF signals within the frequency space of 60 MHz.     

Studies of backscattered sea return with a CW, dual-frequency, X-band radar

A coherent, CW, dual-frequency,X-band radar was used to study microwave sea return from the Chesapeake Bay. It is shown that the product of the backscattered fields depends strongly on long surface wave properties. In particular, a sharp line is found in the product power spectrum whose frequency is that of the water wave whose wavelength is in resonance with the spatial period of the beat frequency between the two transmitted signals and whose wave vector is parallel to the horizontal line of sight. Thus, gravity wave dispersion relations can be obtained with the system. Furthermore, the degree of modulation of short waves by long ones is given by the intensity of the line. A broad background corresponding to the convolution of the single-frequency Doppler spectra is also seen in the product power spectrum. These results are shown to be interpretable by composite surface scattering theory.     

Microwave Photonic Signal Down‐Conversion Using a Novel Two‐Frequency Bragg Grating Based Brillouin Fiber Laser

A simple technique using a novel two‐frequency Bragg grating based Brillouin fiber laser to down‐convert high frequency microwave photonic signals is presented. The mechanism of the Brillouin fiber laser and the principle of this technique for microwave photonic signal down‐conversion are analyzed. The 12GHz microwave photonic signals are experimentally down‐converted to 1.13GHz IF signal with the technique.