Azimuth Ambiguity Suppression for Sparse SAR Imaging Based on Unfolded Deep Network

Abstract:
Sparse synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging allows for a reduction in the azimuth sampling rate based on compressive sensing theory. However, it relies on the sparsity of scenes, which can lead to significant azimuth ambiguity. To address this issue, we introduce a novel network designed to suppress azimuth ambiguity for sparse SAR imaging. Our proposed deep unfolded network is based on the Iterative Thresholding Algorithm Learned (LISTA). We replace the observation matrix with Matched Filter (MF) operators to reduce computational complexity. Experiments with real SAR scene data demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of our approach in suppressing azimuth ambiguity.