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Efficient Evaluation of Fourier-Based SAR Focusing Kernels

Prats, Pau and Rodriguez-Cassola, Marc and De Zan, Francesco and Lopez-Dekker, Paco and Scheiber, Rolf and Reigber, Andreas (2014) Efficient Evaluation of Fourier-Based SAR Focusing Kernels. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 11 (9), pp. 1489-1493. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2013.2296371. ISSN 1545-598X.

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Abstract

This letter addresses the efficient evaluation of Fourier-based kernels for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image formation. The goal is to evaluate the quality of the focused impulse response function and the residual phase errors of the kernel without having to implement the processor itself nor perform a costly point-target simulation followed by the processing. The proposed methodology is convenient for situations where the assumption of a hyperbolic range history does not hold anymore, and hence, a compact analytic expression of the point target spectrum is not available. Examples where the hyperbolic range history does not apply include very high resolution spaceborne SAR imaging or bistatic SAR imaging. The approach first numerically computes the 2-D spectrum of a point target and then uses the transfer function of the focusing kernel to match it. The spectral support is then computed to adapt the spectrum to the output imaging geometry, so that the impulse response function (IRF) is finally obtained. The proposed approach is valid under the assumption of a large time-bandwidth product, as is usually the case for current air- and spaceborne SAR sensors. The methodology is validated by comparing the matched IRFs with the ones obtained using point-target simulations.

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Title:Efficient Evaluation of Fourier-Based SAR Focusing Kernels
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Prats, PauUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rodriguez-Cassola, MarcUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
De Zan, FrancescoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lopez-Dekker, PacoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Scheiber, RolfUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Reigber, AndreasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:September 2014
Journal or Publication Title:IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:11
DOI:10.1109/LGRS.2013.2296371
Page Range:pp. 1489-1493
Publisher:IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISSN:1545-598X
Status:Published
Keywords:SAR processing, SAR simulation, SAR spectrum, spotlight SAR, synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Earth Observation
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EO - Earth Observation
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Aircraft SAR
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Microwaves and Radar Institute
Microwaves and Radar Institute > Radar Concepts
Microwaves and Radar Institute > SAR Technology
Deposited By: Prats, Dr. Pau
Deposited On:18 Dec 2013 10:09
Last Modified:31 Jul 2019 19:44

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