Abstract

Millimeter-level resolution through-the-wall radar (TWR) imaging is demonstrated using a broadband nonlinear frequency-modulated (NLFM) signal that is generated by an optically injected semiconductor laser. The proposed system uses period-one dynamics of a semiconductor laser, together with an optical frequency downconversion technique to generate NLFM signals, which addresses the problem of traditional period-one oscillation not being able to generate broadband signals in the low-frequency region. In the experiment, an NLFM signal having a broad bandwidth of 18.5 GHz (1.5–20 GHz) is generated with a corresponding radar range resolution of 8.1 mm. Using this signal, TWR imaging is demonstrated, in which the use of the NLFM signal achieves good side-lobe suppression during pulse compression, and a modified back projection imaging algorithm with sub-aperture weighting is proposed to improve the imaging quality.

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