Abstract
For pulse compression, stretch processing offers a low sampling rate, computationally simple alternative to the conventional matched-filter-based approach for radar/sonar receivers to pulse-compress the linear frequency modulated (a.k.a. chirp, linear chirp, or sweep signal) radar returns. A question remains in the open literature whether this stretch processing method could be applied to other constant-modulus polynomial-phase modulations. A concise mathematical proof is presented to show the answer as no; the linear frequency modulation (LFM) is the only constant-modulus polynomial-phase-based pulse compression suitable for stretch processing.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 6129680 |
Pages (from-to) | 923-926 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering