This 2004 book presents a unified treatment of the mathematical methods that underpin the various algorithms used in remote image formation.

Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Signals in one dimension; 3. Signals in two dimensions; 4. Optical imaging systems; 5. Antenna systems; 6. The ambiguity function; 7. Radar imaging systems; 8. Diffraction imaging systems; 9. Construction and reconstruction of images; 10. Tomography; 11. Likelihood and information methods; 12. Radar search systems; 13. Passive and baseband surveillance systems; 14. Data combination and tracking; 15. Phase noise and phase distortion; References; Index.