Pulse compression radar

A pulse compression radar, comprising:

• an ideal transmission signal memory configured to store a transmission signal before distortion occurs therein;
• a transmission signal amplifier configured to amplify the transmission signal inputted thereto and output an amplified transmission signal;
• an antenna configured to externally transmit the amplified transmission signal outputted by the transmission signal amplifier, and receive, as a reception signal, a reflection signal caused by the amplified transmission signal;
• a reception circuit configured to receive the reception signal from the antenna and propagate the reception signal received from the antenna to an analog-to-digital converter at a post-stage of the reception circuit;
• processing circuitry configured to obtain information regarding a target object based on the reception signal inputted thereto via the reception circuit and via the analog-to-digital converter;
• and
• a signal feedback circuit configured to propagate, as a feedback signal, the amplified transmission signal outputted by the transmission signal amplifier, to the reception circuit;
• wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to correct the amplified transmission signal so as to cancel the distortion that is caused by the amplification, and output a corrected transmission signal to the transmission signal amplifier, the amplified transmission signal being corrected based on the transmission signal stored in the ideal transmission signal memory and the feedback signal.