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A review of radar signals in terms of Doppler tolerance, time-sidelobe level, and immunity against jamming

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 August 2018

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Samer Baher Safa Hanbali*
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Department of Communication Engineering, Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Damascus, Syria
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Author for correspondence: S. Baher Safa Hanbali, E-mail: samer.hanbali@hiast.edu.sy
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Abstract

Pulse compression technique allows a radar to achieve the resolution of a short pulse and the energy of a long pulse simultaneously, without the requirement of high-power transmission. Therefore, pulse compression radars have a low probability of intercept capability. The common types of pulse compression signals are frequency modulated waveforms and phase-coded waveforms, which have different properties. The optimum radar signal should have good immunity against deceptive jamming, good Doppler tolerance to detect high-speed targets, and low time-sidelobe level to detect weak targets nearby the strong ones. This paper reviews the current research in the commonly used radar signals, and presents their pros and cons, and compares between them in terms of Doppler tolerance, time-sidelobe level, as well as immunity against jamming in order to provide a reference for the researchers in the field of radar systems and electronic warfare.

Keywords

Anti-jammingDoppler tolerancejammingradar signalstime-sidelobe level
Type
Tutorial and Review Paper
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 10 , Issue 10 , December 2018 , pp. 1134 - 1142
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2018 

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