LI Liang, HONG Jun, CHEN Qi, et al. In-orbit Calibration of GF-3 SAR Using Quad-polarized Transponder[J]. Acta Electronica Sinica, 2018, 46(9): 2157-2164.
DOI:
LI Liang, HONG Jun, CHEN Qi, et al. In-orbit Calibration of GF-3 SAR Using Quad-polarized Transponder[J]. Acta Electronica Sinica, 2018, 46(9): 2157-2164. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0372-2112.2018.09.016.
In-orbit Calibration of GF-3 SAR Using Quad-polarized Transponder
GF-3 is the first quad-polarized spaceborne SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) of China and it is one of the most advanced quad-polarized spaceborne SARs. In-orbit calibration is very essential for reliably and quantitatively measuring
and system calibration has been performed during the first three months since launch. A design concept of quad-polarized transponder is proposed. Based on the data obtained using the novel quad-polarized transponders developed for GF-3 during the calibration campaign
this paper analyzes some performances of GF-3 SAR such as the azimuth antenna pattern
the characteristic of SAR pulse and the polarization isolation in azimuth. The analysis result shows that the performances of GF-3 are quite well. Furthermore
the performances of the transponders are validated using the quad-polarized image result. It is proved that the transponders not only can provide various types of scattering matrix but also have a perfect performance of reference point target and the polarization isolation.