Polarimetric processing of coherent random noise radar data for buried object detection

Random noise polarimetry is a new radar technique for high-resolution probi ng of subsurface objects and interfaces. The University of Nebraska has dev eloped a polarimetric random noise radar system based on the heterodyne cor relation technique. Simulation studies and performance tests on the system confirm its ability to respond to phase differences in the received signals . In addition to polarimetric processing capability and the simplified syst em design, random noise radar also possesses other desirable features, such as immunity from radio frequency interference (RFI), The paper discusses t he theoretical foundations of random noise polarimetry, and presents exampl es out of the entire data set collected that demonstrate the usefulness of the image processing and Stokes matrix presentation to enhance target detec tion using the coherent random noise radar.