Abstract
The problem of characterizing the effects of range correlation and local oscillator phase noise on the intermediate frequency spectrum in a coherent, continuous wave or pulsed Doppler radar is addressed. Since the phase noise is a stochastic process, the problem is defined in a stochastic processes context and a reasonable set of assumptions is imposed to produce a general, straightforward and easily understandable solution. The solution clearly indicates how the natural spectrum of the scatterer, the phase noise spectrum, and range correlation combine to produce the intermediate frequency spectrum. A specific example is provided for the case of a pulsed Doppler radar. The results are compared to the formulation based on the assumption that the phase noise is deterministic.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
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