Analysis and design of retroreflectors
By: Eleftherios I. Keroglou
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) 
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Description: The enhancement of the radar cross section (RCS) of specific bodies above their normal cross section has several      military and civilian applications (e.g., sail boats and decoys). This enhancement is achieved by the use of      retroreflectors. Retroreflectors are simple geometric conducting structures that concentrate the reflected wave back      in the direction of incidence. They are capable of producing a high RCS over a wide range of aspect angles. This      thesis examines the RCS performance of various common retroreflector geometries. The study is performed using      two computational electromagnetic simulation codes: a method of moments code and a physical optics code. The      contour plots of RCS are presented for different geometries as a function of frequency. For retroreflectors      composed of flat plates, the plate shape is varied to determine the affect of the plate size and profile on the RCS.
Notes: "December 1997."

Thesis advisor(s): David C. Jenn.

Thesis (M.S. in Electrical Engineering) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 49)

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