Published June 2, 2026
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Can Amplitude–phase Imbalance Compensator of CW Doppler Radar Receiver Be Considered Indispensable?
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In conventional continuous-wave (CW) Doppler radar receivers, the amplitude-phase imbalance (API) compensator has long been deemed mandatory to eliminate inherent radio frequency signal mismatches before Doppler signal demodulation. In this work, we validate that high-accuracy Doppler information can be directly acquired by a well-designed downstream Doppler extractor, even with the complete removal of the upstream API compensator. Two potential hypotheses are verified accordingly: either the receiver system is free of API errors, or the downstream Doppler extractor can act as an alternative solution to suppress API errors autonomously. We develop an end-to-end (E2E) Doppler extractor capable of producing reliable Doppler data under severe API interference without any dedicated compensation modules. Experimental and theoretical results confirm that the proposed extractor inherently realizes built-in API immunity, verifying the second hypothesis. This work draws a critical conclusion that the traditional API compensator is no longer an essential component for CW Doppler radar receiver design.
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