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Effects of PRF variation on spaceborne SAR imaging

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Abstract

High resolution and wide swath have always been critical criteria for SAR systems and consistently pursued. This paper investigates the utilization of pulse repetition frequency (PRF) variation in two situations: very high resolution and ultra-wide swath. It is demonstrated that by adopting varied PRF, in the former case, which corresponds to Spotlight and Sliding Spotlight modes, a much larger range cell migration(RCM) is tolerated and higher resolution is thus guaranteed, while in the latter case blind ranges are eliminated and wider swath are imaged without conspicuous degradation. The principles of PRF variation of both cases are proposed. It is shown the benefits of PRF variation include higher resolution, wider swath width and decreased azimuth ambiguity-to-signal ratio(AASR) and higher data efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2013 - Proceedings
Pages1336-1339
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 33rd IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2013 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Duration: 21 Jul 201326 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Conference

Conference2013 33rd IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2013
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityMelbourne, VIC
Period21/07/1326/07/13

Keywords

  • PRF Variation
  • high resolution
  • ultra-wide swath

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