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Radar Receiver Oscillator Phase Noise
Phase noise is the instability of an oscillator/clock signal source with respect to frequency and phase. It is an undesirable but unavoidable characteristic that adversely affects the performance of range-Doppler radar systems, including Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Ground-Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) radar. In short, phase noise effects cannot be neglected in high performance radar designs, will limit performance, and should influence design approaches.