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

Abstract

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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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1650180
Report Number(s):
SAND2020-8502J
Journal ID: ISSN 2637-6431; 689987
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2637-6431
Publisher:
IEEE
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; ground penetrating radar; transmission line matrix methods; radar antennas; ultra wideband antennas; impedance; antennas; broadband antennas; sinuous antennas

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Crocker, Dylan A., and Scott, Waymond R. An Unbalanced Sinuous Antenna for Near-Surface Polarimetric Ground-Penetrating Radar. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1109/ojap.2020.3015802.
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Crocker, Dylan A., & Scott, Waymond R. An Unbalanced Sinuous Antenna for Near-Surface Polarimetric Ground-Penetrating Radar. United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/ojap.2020.3015802
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Crocker, Dylan A., and Scott, Waymond R. Tue . "An Unbalanced Sinuous Antenna for Near-Surface Polarimetric Ground-Penetrating Radar". United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/ojap.2020.3015802. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1650180.
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abstractNote = {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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year = {Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
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