Exploring Polarimetric Properties Preservation during Reconstruction of PolSAR images using Complex-valued Convolutional Neural Networks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.07094v1
• Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:36:21 GMT
• Title: Exploring Polarimetric Properties Preservation during Reconstruction of PolSAR images using Complex-valued Convolutional Neural Networks
• Authors: Quentin Gabot, Joana Frontera-Pons, Jérémy Fix, Chengfang Ren, Jean-Philippe Ovarlez,
• Abstract summary: We show that complex-valued neural networks can effectively compress and reconstruct fully polarimetric SAR data.<n>These insights pave the way for developing robust, physics-informed, complex-valued generative models for SAR data processing.
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• Abstract: The inherently complex-valued nature of Polarimetric SAR data necessitates using specialized algorithms capable of directly processing complex-valued representations. However, this aspect remains underexplored in the deep learning community, with many studies opting to convert complex signals into the real domain before applying conventional real-valued models. In this work, we leverage complex-valued neural networks and investigate the performance of complex-valued Convolutional AutoEncoders. We show that these networks can effectively compress and reconstruct fully polarimetric SAR data while preserving essential physical characteristics, as demonstrated through Pauli, Krogager, and Cameron coherent decompositions, as well as the non-coherent $H-α$ decomposition. Finally, we highlight the advantages of complex-valued neural networks over their real-valued counterparts. These insights pave the way for developing robust, physics-informed, complex-valued generative models for SAR data processing.

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