Mathematical principle and characteristics of polarization transform

作者：Dai DaHai^*; Wang XueSong; Xiao ShunPing; Li YongZhen

来源：Science in China - Series G: Physics Mechanics and Astronomy , 2008, 51(9): 1287-1299.

DOI：10.1007/s11433-008-0125-3

• electromagnetic waves
• polarization
• polarization transform
• gain
• polarization state distance
• serial polarization transform

The precise definition of polarization transform is proposed from the viewpoint of polarization domain transform for the first time. The mathematical principle, characteristics and physical meanings of polarization transform are analyzed. Two typical kinds of polarization transforms which are called unitary matrix polarization transform (UMPT) and diagonal matrix polarization transform (DMPT) are put forward. The gain property and the change property of polarization state distance are presented in detail. Thereby, the concept of serial polarization transform is proposed. A general polarization transform can be realized by two steps: changing the location of polarization states in polarization domain by UMPT; and expanding or compressing the density of polarization states by DMPT. The result is meaningful to many applications including polarization filtering, detection, enhancement, anti-jamming, discrimination and so on.

• 出版日期2008-9
• 单位中国人民解放军国防科学技术大学