Multi-Antenna Synthetic Aperture Radar

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Author Bios

Preface

Abbreviations

1    Introduction

1.1    What is Multi-Antenna SAR

1.1.1    Multichannel SAR

1.1.1.1    Multiple Channels in Elevation

1.1.1.2    Multiple Channels in Azimuth

1.1.1.3    Multiple Channels in Azimuth and Elevation

1.1.2    Multi-Antenna SAR

1.1.2.1    SIMO Multi-Antenna SAR

1.1.2.2    MIMO Multi-Antenna SAR

1.2    Multi-Antenna SAR Potentials and Challenges

1.2.1    Benefits of Multi-Antenna SAR

1.2.1.1    Improved System Gain

1.2.1.2    Increased Degrees-of-Freedom

1.2.2    Application Potentials

1.2.2.1    High-Resolution Wide-Swath Remote Sensing

1.2.2.2    Ground Moving Targets Indication

1.2.2.3    Three-Dimensional Imaging

1.2.3    Technical Challenges

1.2.3.1    Waveform ...