Range correlation effects in radars
- 31 December 2002
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- p. 212-216
- https://doi.org/10.1109/nrc.1993.270463
Abstract
The problem of characterizing the effects of range correlation and local oscillator phase noise on the intermediate frequency spectrum in a coherent, continuous wave or pulsed Doppler radar is addressed. Since the phase noise is a stochastic process, the problem is defined in a stochastic processes context and a reasonable set of assumptions is imposed to produce a general, straightforward and easily understandable solution. The solution clearly indicates how the natural spectrum of the scatterer, the phase noise spectrum, and range correlation combine to produce the intermediate frequency spectrum. A specific example is provided for the case of a pulsed Doppler radar. The results are compared to the formulation based on the assumption that the phase noise is deterministic.Keywords
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