The Best Radar Ranging Pulse to Resolve Two Reflectors

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Main Authors: Jordan, Andrew N., Howell, John C., Kempf, Achim, Zhang, Shunxing, White, Derek
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Published: 2024
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author Jordan, Andrew N.
Howell, John C.
Kempf, Achim
Zhang, Shunxing
White, Derek
author_facet Jordan, Andrew N.
Howell, John C.
Kempf, Achim
Zhang, Shunxing
White, Derek
contents Previous work established fundamental bounds on subwavelength resolution for the radar range resolution problem, called superradar [Phys. Rev. Appl. 20, 064046 (2023)]. In this work, we identify the optimal waveforms for distinguishing the range resolution between two reflectors of identical strength. We discuss both the unnormalized optimal waveform as well as the best square-integrable pulse, and their variants. Using orthogonal function theory, we give an explicit algorithm to optimize the wave pulse in finite time to have the best performance. We also explore range resolution estimation with unnormalized waveforms with multi-parameter methods to also independently estimate loss and time of arrival. These results are consistent with the earlier single parameter approach of range resolution only and give deeper insight into the ranging estimation problem. Experimental results are presented using radio pulse reflections inside coaxial cables, showing robust range resolution smaller than a tenth of the inverse bandedge, with uncertainties close to the derived Cramér-Rao bound.
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spellingShingle The Best Radar Ranging Pulse to Resolve Two Reflectors
Jordan, Andrew N.
Howell, John C.
Kempf, Achim
Zhang, Shunxing
White, Derek
Signal Processing
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Optics
Quantum Physics
Previous work established fundamental bounds on subwavelength resolution for the radar range resolution problem, called superradar [Phys. Rev. Appl. 20, 064046 (2023)]. In this work, we identify the optimal waveforms for distinguishing the range resolution between two reflectors of identical strength. We discuss both the unnormalized optimal waveform as well as the best square-integrable pulse, and their variants. Using orthogonal function theory, we give an explicit algorithm to optimize the wave pulse in finite time to have the best performance. We also explore range resolution estimation with unnormalized waveforms with multi-parameter methods to also independently estimate loss and time of arrival. These results are consistent with the earlier single parameter approach of range resolution only and give deeper insight into the ranging estimation problem. Experimental results are presented using radio pulse reflections inside coaxial cables, showing robust range resolution smaller than a tenth of the inverse bandedge, with uncertainties close to the derived Cramér-Rao bound.
title The Best Radar Ranging Pulse to Resolve Two Reflectors
topic Signal Processing
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Optics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.09571