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LINEAR FREQUENCY MODULATION [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
DEF

A phase coded pulse modulation of the carrier frequency.

CONT

[A chirp is a] typical phase coding or modulation applied to the range pulse of an imaging radar designed to achieve a large time-bandwidth product. The resulting phase is quadratic in time, which has a linear derivative. Such coding is often called linear frequency modulation, or linear fm.

OBS

linear frequency modulation: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Télédétection
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
CONT

La modulation introduite sur le signal émis revêt deux fonctions distinctes visant à une meilleure interprétation du signal reçu. L'introduction d'un codage peut permettre de distinguer le signal acquis du bruit de fond ou d'émissions parasites (systèmes de brouillage). Une modulation linéaire en fréquence crée une sorte de variation Doppler artificielle, qui permet d'accroître la résolution en distance, grâce à un traitement approprié.

OBS

modulation linéaire en fréquence : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Teledetección
  • Dispositivo sonar y detección submarina (Militar)
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