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2. Basic principles
2.1 Electromagnetic wave
The electromagnetic wave is the carrier vector of the radar signal. It is characterized by the simultaneous presence of an electric field: E and a magnetic field: H, perpendicular to each other, sinusoidal variables of time, of the same pulsation: ω = 2πf and of the same phase, with wave propagation in the direction :
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