Phase Mismatch Calibration for Dual-Channel Sliding Spotlight SAR-GMTI

Autor: Zhenning Zhang, Weidong Yu, Mingjie Zheng, Liangbo Zhao, Zi-Xuan Zhou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Remote Sensing, Vol 14, Iss 3, p 617 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-4292
DOI: 10.3390/rs14030617
Popis: This article investigates channel phase mismatch calibration during the application of displaced-phase-center antenna (DPCA) in dual-channel sliding spotlight synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for ground moving target indication (GMTI). In sliding spotlight SAR, the utilization of beam progressive sweeping in azimuth causes antenna phase centers to be misaligned from the sensor path, resulting in the phase mismatch between channels. Then, spatial channel co-registration required in the DPCA cannot be achieved directly by an azimuth time shift. In this study, a calibration method based on scanning geometry of the dual-channel sliding spotlight SAR is developed to address this issue. Moreover, the effect of the phase mismatch calibration on the estimation of azimuth time difference between the two channels is derived and analyzed in depth. The clutter suppression results processed from experimental data acquired by a C-band dual-channel SAR system (Gaofen-3) operated in sliding spotlight mode are shown for the first time to demonstrate the effective phase mismatch calibration.
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