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NASA NTRS · 19810008032

Ionospheric effects in active retrodirective array and mitigating system design

Abstract

The operation of an active retrodirective array (ARA) in an ionospheric environment (that is either stationary or slowly-varying) was examined. The restrictions imposed on the pilot signal structure as a result of such operation were analyzed. A 3 tone pilot beam system was defined which first estimates the total electron content along paths of interest and then utilizes this information to aid the phase conjugator so that correct beam pointing can be achieved.

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Nandi, A. K., Tomita, C. Y.. 1980-12-01. Ionospheric effects in active retrodirective array and mitigating system design. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19810008032

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