Title :
Digital synthetic aperture radar processing via optical computers
Author_Institution :
TRW, Redondo Beach, CA
fDate :
5/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method for performing digital phase history processing of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data using optical computers is proposed. The method has nothing in common with the old analog optical SAR processing methods (which used lenses), but is rather a totally digital (numerical) technique for computing the individual complex pixel values based on matrix-vector multiplications. The method can be expected to greatly increase the potential processing speed and coverage possibilities of high-resolution digital SAR systems
Keywords :
digital signals; optical information processing; radar theory; telecommunications computing; complex pixel values; coverage; digital phase history processing; digital signal processing; high-resolution digital SAR systems; matrix-vector multiplications; optical computers; processing speed; synthetic aperture radar; Adaptive optics; Analog computers; Dynamic range; Laser radar; Lenses; Optical computing; Optical films; Optical filters; Stimulated emission; Synthetic aperture radar;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
