Abstract
The non-linear frequency modulation (NLFM) waveform can shape the power spectrum such that its autocorrelation output exhibits very low sidelobes without loss of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), compared with the linear frequency modulation (LFM) waveform. However, the NLFM waveform has attained little acceptance in spaceborne SAR system due to its distinct disadvantages, e.g., greater system complexity and limited development of the NLFM generation devices. In this paper, we report a parametric piecewise linear (PWL) model for the generation of the general NLFM waveform. Through this model, a novel generation approach, which can significantly reduce the signal computing resources on board, is proposed. Nevertheless, the existed advanced NLFM waveforms, which possess a lower sidelobe under fixed main lobe, suffer from severe performance degradation with this parametric model. To this end, an empirically advanced NLFM waveform is further proposed. This proposed waveform not only allows for a low computing complexity generation by a modified parametric PWL model, but also its performance degradation is dramatically reduced. Finally, detailed simulation experiments are performed to verify the excellent performance of the proposed NLFM waveform.
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