Abstract
A resample-based spatial variant apodization (SVA) algorithm for sidelobe reduction was studied for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and inverse SAR (ISAR) imagery with a noninteger Nyquist sampling rate. The weighting function of every sample in the image domain was calculated with the sample and two adjacent noninteger samples. The noninteger samples were obtained by interpolation in the image domain using sinc function. With the proper selection of two noninteger samples, the monotonic property of the weighting function on each side of the sampling point was preserved. The unequivocal determination of sidelobe suppression was achieved for noninteger Nyquist sampled (NINS) SAR and ISAR imagery. In addition, the lower and upper boundaries of the weighting function under the cosine-on-pedestal condition were extended for further sidelobe suppression and main lobe sharpening. The algorithm was implemented and applied to NINS imagery that is simulated. The algorithm was then assessed for acquired SAR and ISAR images. Improved results have been qualitatively and quantitatively achieved in sidelobe suppression and main lobe sharping in comparison with an existing algorithm.
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