Fourier Transform of SAR Data Cube and 3-D Range Migration Algorithm

Abstract

To develop a 3-D imaging synthetic aperture radar(SAR) algorithm, a theoretical expression for a Fourier transform of data cube is required. In this article, we introduce a function representing the Fourier transform of 3-D SAR data cube. The function is derived using the method of stationary phase and similar to the one used for 2-D data matrix. For verification and evaluation, a 3-D range migration algorithm using this function for bulk compression is examined. The simulation results based on the parameters of an experimental terahertz indoor SAR testbed show that the algorithm can well focus the 3-D image and, hence, verify the derived function. The image quality assessments such as spatial resolutions and peak sidelobe ratio are used to further evaluate the function and the algorithm. The measured results are compared with the ones provided by a backprojection algorithm.