An Unbalanced Sinuous Antenna for Near-Surface Polarimetric Ground-Penetrating Radar

Crocker, Dylan A.; Scott, Waymond R.

doi:10.1109/ojap.2020.3015802

An Unbalanced Sinuous Antenna for Near-Surface Polarimetric Ground-Penetrating Radar

Journal Article · Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/ojap.2020.3015802· OSTI ID:1650180

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Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sinuous antennas are capable of producing ultra-wideband radiation with polarization diversity. This capability makes the sinuous antenna an attractive candidate for UWB polarimetric radar applications. Additionally, the ability of the sinuous antenna to be implemented as a planar structure makes it a good fit for close-in sensing applications such as ground-penetrating radar (GPR). In this work, each arm of a four-port sinuous antenna is operated independently to achieve a quasi-monostatic antenna system capable of polarimetry while separating transmit and receive channels—which is often desirable in GPR systems. The quasi-monostatic configuration of the sinuous antenna reduces system size as well as prevents extreme bistatic angles, which may significantly reduce sensitivity when attempting to detect near-surface targets. A prototype four-port sinuous antenna is fabricated and integrated into a GPR testbed. The polarimetric data obtained with the antenna is then used to distinguish between buried target symmetries.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1650180

Report Number(s):: SAND2020-8502J; 689987

Journal Information:: IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, Journal Name: IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation Vol. 1; ISSN 2637-6431

Publisher:: IEEECopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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