Polarization Control Method for the Main Lobe Based on Phase-only Beamforming

The target detection ability of radar in environments with interference or clutter can be further improved by the adaptive beamforming method. However, most existing research results only address the receiving beam, and few research results concern transmitting beam control. Moreover, the typical phase-only methods only consider spatial beamforming, which means that the polarization state cannot be controlled. This paper proposes a novel phase-only beamforming method based on a polarimetric phased array that can control the polarization state of the main lobe to avoid receiving main lobe or sidelobe interference signals.