@article{oai:niigata-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00001738, author = {Yamaguchi, Y. and Boerner, W. -M. and Eom, H. J. and Sengoku, M. and Motooka, S. and Abe, T.}, issue = {5}, journal = {IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing}, month = {May}, note = {The characteristic polarization states in the cross-polarized radar channel for the monostatic reciprocal case is derived based on a Stokes vector formulation. The optimization procedure for the channel power leads to an eigenvalue equation which explains the characteristic polarization state properties mathematically and physically. The method is illustrated for a hypothetical target}, pages = {1078--1080}, title = {On characteristic polarization states in the cross-polarized radar channel}, volume = {30}, year = {1992} }