Modern high-performance radar systems’ data is often rendered to distinguish between positive and negative frequencies necessitating complex data values, with real and imaginary constituents typically termed In-phase (I) and Quadrature (Q) elements respectively. Processing this data generally assumes well-balanced I/Q data, which may often be problematic due to non-ideal component and circuit behavior. We offer a number of techniques to mitigate the effects of I/Q imbalance.

Date Published: 21 May 2015
PDF: 14 pages
Proc. SPIE 9461, Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI, 94611Y (21 May 2015); doi: 10.1117/12.2075745

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9461:
Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI
G. Charmaine Gilbreath; Kenneth I. Ranney; Armin Doerry; Chadwick Todd Hawley, Editor(s)