Nonlinear synthetic aperture radar imaging using a harmonic radar

Kyle A. Gallagher; Gregory J. Mazzaro; Kenneth I. Ranney; Lam H. Nguyen; Anthony F. Martone; Kelly D. Sherbondy; Ram Mohan Narayanan

doi:10.1117/12.2177219

Nonlinear synthetic aperture radar imaging using a harmonic radar

Kyle A. Gallagher, Gregory J. Mazzaro, Kenneth I. Ranney, Lam H. Nguyen, Anthony F. Martone, Kelly D. Sherbondy, Ram Mohan Narayanan

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This paper presents synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images of linear and nonlinear targets. Data are collected using a linear/nonlinear step frequency radar. We show that it is indeed possible to produce SAR images using a nonlinear radar. Furthermore, it is shown that the nonlinear radar is able to reduce linear clutter by at least 80 dB compared to a linear radar. The nonlinear SAR images also show the system"™s ability to detect small electronic devices in the presence of large linear clutter. The system presented here has the ability to completely ignore a 20-inch trihedral corner reflector while detecting a RF mixer with a dipole antenna attached.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI
Editors	Armin Doerry, Chadwick Todd Hawley, G. Charmaine Gilbreath, Kenneth I. Ranney
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	9461
ISBN (Electronic)	9781628415773
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2177219
State	Published - Jan 1 2015
Event	Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI - Baltimore, United States Duration: Apr 20 2015 → Apr 23 2015

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Other	Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore
Period	4/20/15 → 4/23/15

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Gallagher, K. A., Mazzaro, G. J., Ranney, K. I., Nguyen, L. H., Martone, A. F., Sherbondy, K. D., & Narayanan, R. M. (2015). Nonlinear synthetic aperture radar imaging using a harmonic radar. In A. Doerry, C. T. Hawley, G. C. Gilbreath, & K. I. Ranney (Eds.), Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI (Vol. 9461). [946109] SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2177219

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Gallagher, KA, Mazzaro, GJ, Ranney, KI, Nguyen, LH, Martone, AF, Sherbondy, KD & Narayanan, RM 2015, Nonlinear synthetic aperture radar imaging using a harmonic radar. in A Doerry, CT Hawley, GC Gilbreath & KI Ranney (eds), Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI. vol. 9461, 946109, SPIE, Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI, Baltimore, United States, 4/20/15. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2177219

Nonlinear synthetic aperture radar imaging using a harmonic radar. / Gallagher, Kyle A.; Mazzaro, Gregory J.; Ranney, Kenneth I. et al.
Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI. ed. / Armin Doerry; Chadwick Todd Hawley; G. Charmaine Gilbreath; Kenneth I. Ranney. Vol. 9461 SPIE, 2015. 946109.

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