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Qiang Lin1,2, Shiqiang Li1,2, Weidong Yu1,2
1Department of Space Microwave Remote Sensing System, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Multistatic synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems require precise phase synchronization between transmitters and receivers on different satellites. This review covers microwave link and data-based methods for synchronization, crucial for distributed SAR applications.
Area of Science:
- Remote Sensing
- Signal Processing
- Radar Systems
Background:
- Multistatic synthetic aperture radar (SAR) offers advantages like flexible baselines and enhanced classification.
- Distributed SAR systems face challenges with phase synchronization due to oscillator frequency offsets.
- Accurate phase synchronization is critical for multistatic SAR performance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review existing phase synchronization techniques for multistatic SAR systems.
- To highlight the importance of phase synchronization in distributed SAR.
- To provide an overview of current and future synchronization technologies.
Main Methods:
- Review of synchronization techniques based on direct microwave links.
- Review of synchronization techniques based on data-based estimation algorithms.
- Analysis of the impact of frequency offsets on SAR signals.
Main Results:
- Phase synchronization is a critical challenge in multistatic SAR.
- Two primary methods for phase synchronization exist: direct microwave link and data-based algorithms.
- These methods address the modulation phase errors caused by frequency offsets.
Conclusions:
- Phase synchronization is essential for effective multistatic SAR operation.
- Both direct link and data-based methods are viable for achieving synchronization.
- Future research should focus on advancing synchronization technologies for distributed SAR.
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