Journal
IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING LETTERS
Volume 18, Issue 12, Pages 2122-2126Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/LGRS.2020.3013297
Keywords
Echo separation; multiple-input multiple-output synthetic aperture radar (MIMO-SAR); orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform
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- National Key Research and Development Program [2017YFB0502700]
- National Science Fund [61971401]
- National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars [61825106]
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In this letter, a novel MIMO-SAR imaging scheme based on the improved orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) waveforms is proposed to address the challenging echo separation issue of different transmit antennas. The scheme employs a simple time-shift weighting process and a bandpass filter bank to separate the echoes from close arrival angles, and digital beamforming (DBF) on receive is employed to separate the echoes from far arrival angles. Distributed scene simulation results are presented to verify the practicability of the proposed scheme.
In recent years, the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) concept has been widely researched because it can provide more degrees of freedom to dramatically improve SAR system performance. However, the echo separation issue of different transmit antennas is the most challenging issue and it stirs up extensive discussions. In this letter, a novel MIMO-SAR imaging scheme based on the improved orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) waveforms is proposed. The main contributions of this work are that: 1) Improved generation method for M OFDM waveforms is presented. This method can compensate the extra carrier frequency deviation and compared with the other compensation methods, this method is more general and suitable for M OFDM waveforms. 2) Based on the proposed OFDM waveforms, a novel and low-cost spaceborne MIMO-SAR imaging scheme is proposed. In this scheme, a simple time-shift weighting process and a bandpass filter bank are employed to separate the echoes from the close arrival angles. Then, the digital beamforming (DBF) on receive in elevation is employed to separate the echoes from far arrival angles. Furthermore, the distributed scene simulation results are presented to verify the practicability of the proposed scheme.
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