scholarly journals Influence of synchronization errors оn the noise immunity of coherent reception of M-PSK signals

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 47-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. V. Kulikov ◽  
Nguyen Van Dung
Keyword(s):  
Information Transfer ◽  
Noise Immunity ◽  
Clock Synchronization ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Dynamic Error ◽  
Radio Waves ◽  
Satellite Television ◽  
Synchronization Errors ◽  
Dynamic Errors ◽  
Ieee 802.11 Wireless Networks

Signals with multiple phase-shift keying (M-PSK) have long been successfully used for highspeed information transfer in many applications – a number of adopted protocols of IEEE 802.11 wireless networks, digital satellite television DVB-S, DVB-S2/S2X systems, cellular networks CDMA and others. The most important characteristic of such systems is their noise immunity, which depends not only on the propagation conditions of radio waves in the communication channel, but also on the quality of operation of the component nodes of the information transmission systems themselves. The paper investigates the influence of the inaccuracy of estimating the frequency and phase of the carrier and the inaccuracy of the clock synchronization system on the noise immunity of coherent reception of M-PSK signals. Analytical expressions were obtained by statistical radio engineering methods. The expressions allow calculating the dependence of the probability of a bit error on the signal-to-noise ratio for various errors of the receiver auxiliary systems. In this case, the magnitudes of the errors were assumed to be either constant (static error) or dynamically changing (dynamic error). The dynamic errors were modeled using the Monte Carlo method, and the dynamic errors themselves were assumed to be Gaussian random variables. It is shown that the inaccuracy of estimating these parameters strongly influences the noise immunity of the coherent reception of the M-PSK signal, and this effect increases with increasing signal positionality. Estimates of the maximum permissible errors of the analyzed systems are given. When M-PSK signals are received, a tolerable value of the frequency of the reference oscillations can be considered as a ∆ωTs value of about 0.05. The allowable inaccuracy of the carrier phase estimation depends on the positioning of the signal and varies from π/36–π/72 for 2PSK to π/180 for 32PSK. The allowable time offset of the clock moments can be considered the value of 3–5% of the clock interval duration.

scholarly journals Influence of phase and clock synchronization errors on the noise immunity of coherent reception of signals with quadrature amplitude modulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-43
Author(s):  
G. V. Kulikov ◽  
A. A. Lelyukh ◽  
E. V. Batalov
Keyword(s):  
Amplitude Modulation ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Noise Immunity ◽  
Clock Synchronization ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Phase Error ◽  
Relative Displacement ◽  
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation ◽  
Digital Television ◽  
Synchronization Errors

Signals with quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) is widely used for high-speed transmission of information in many radio systems and, in particular, in digital television systems. In the receiver, which is part of the transceiver equipment of such systems, there is a block for the formation of reference oscillations and a clock synchronization block. Due to hardware instabilities and propagation conditions, phase and clock errors may occur, which cause additional errors during demodulation of the received signal, and which can significantly impair the noise immunity of the reception. The paper investigates the effect of phase and clock synchronization errors on the noise immunity of coherent reception of QAM signals. Using the methods of statistical radio engineering, the parameters of the distributions of processes in the receiver are obtained and the probability of bit error is estimated. The dependences of the probability of bit error on the magnitude of the phase error in the formation of the reference oscillations and on the relative displacement of the clock moments, as well as on the signal-to-noise ratio, are obtained. It is shown that these errors can greatly reduce the noise immunity of the reception, and with an increase in the positioning of the signals, this effect increases. If we assume that the admissible reception energy loss is 0.5 dB due to each of these errors, then the allowable phase error is from ~3° at M = 4 to ~1° at M = 64, and the allowable clock synchronization error, respectively, is from ~5% at M = 4 to ~2% at M = 64. To provide more stringent requirements for the magnitude of losses, the requirements for the indicated errors increase significantly.

scholarly journals MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE RECEIVING PATH OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION LINES

T-Comm ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 52-57
Author(s):  
Vitaly G. Dovbnya ◽  
◽  
Dmitry S. Koptev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Noise Immunity ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
Automatic Gain Control ◽  
Clock Synchronization ◽  
Gain Control ◽  
Communication Line ◽  
Digital Signals ◽  
Dynamic Errors ◽  
Communication Lines

Modern trends in the development of digital communication lines of fixed information transmission services, as well as the characteristics of continuous channels today determine the noise immunity of radio receiving systems. The main directions of its increase in terms of the radio receiving device as a whole and the demodulator device in particular are as follows: reducing the frequency and nonlinear distortions of the signal in the linear path, increasing the stability and purity of the spectral line of oscillations of local oscillators, increasing the selectivity for the mirror and combination channels of reception, compensation for intersymbol and cross – polarization interference, improving the functioning of the automatic gain control device (reducing static and dynamic errors), improving the quality of the functioning of the carrier wave recovery device and the clock synchronization device. Taking into account all of the above factors in order to increase the overall noise immunity of a digital communication line is a very difficult and urgent task, the solution of which must begin with the development of a mathematical model of a continuous digital communication line channel. This article discusses the radio receiving path of a digital communication line in an urban environment. The obtained analytical expressions are aimed at interpreting the processes of converting digital signals in the structural elements of radio receiving systems. The originality of the mathematical model developed in the article lies in the fact that it additionally, in comparison with similar models, takes into account the following number of factors: frequency instability and phase fluctuations of oscillations of the local oscillator synthesizer, dynamic and static errors in the operation of automatic gain control devices, carrier vibration recovery devices and devices clock synchronization of radio receiving systems of digital signals.

Determination of the Best Emulsion for the Microscopy of Crystals

1981 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 32-33
Author(s):  
David A. Grano ◽  
Kenneth H. Downing
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Frequency ◽  
Information Transfer ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Experimental Situation ◽  
Photographic Emulsion ◽  
Modulation Transfer ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Frequency Space ◽  
Noise Ratio

The retrieval of high-resolution information from images of biological crystals depends, in part, on the use of the correct photographic emulsion. We have been investigating the information transfer properties of twelve emulsions with a view toward 1) characterizing the emulsions by a few, measurable quantities, and 2) identifying the “best” emulsion of those we have studied for use in any given experimental situation. Because our interests lie in the examination of crystalline specimens, we've chosen to evaluate an emulsion's signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as a function of spatial frequency and use this as our critereon for determining the best emulsion.The signal-to-noise ratio in frequency space depends on several factors. First, the signal depends on the speed of the emulsion and its modulation transfer function (MTF). By procedures outlined in, MTF's have been found for all the emulsions tested and can be fit by an analytic expression 1/(1+(S/S0)2). Figure 1 shows the experimental data and fitted curve for an emulsion with a better than average MTF. A single parameter, the spatial frequency at which the transfer falls to 50% (S0), characterizes this curve.

scholarly journals High-rate altimetry in SNR-based GNSS-R: Proof-of-concept of a synthetic vertical array

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Kenji Yamawaki ◽  
Felipe Geremia-Nievinski ◽  
João Francisco Monico
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Satellite System ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Radio Waves ◽  
Vertical Array ◽  
Remote Sensing Technique ◽  
Single Antenna ◽  
Global Navigation Satellite

Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) has emerged as a promising remote sensing technique for coastal sea level monitoring. The GNSS-R based on signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) observations employs a single antenna and a conventional receiver. It performs best for low elevation satellites, where direct and reflected radio waves are very similar in polarization and direction of arrival. One of the disadvantages of SNR-based GNSS-R for sea level altimetry is its low temporal resolution, which is of the order of one hour for each independent satellite pass. Here we present a proof-of-concept based on a synthetic vertical array. It exploits the mechanical movement of a single antenna at high rate (about 1 Hz). SNR observations can then be fit to a known modulation, of the order of the antenna sweeping rate. We demonstrate that centimetric altimetry precision can be achieved in a 5-minute session. [©2021 IEEE]

scholarly journals Optimal nonlinear filtering of M-PSK signals against a background of harmonic interference with a random initial phase

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 46-56
Author(s):  
G. V. Kulikov ◽  
Trung Tien Do ◽  
E. V. Samokhina
Keyword(s):  
Initial Phase ◽  
Nonlinear Filtering ◽  
Noise Immunity ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Radio Channel ◽  
Complete Suppression ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Probability Of Error ◽  
Useful Signal ◽  
Optimal Nonlinear Filtering

Objectives. The widespread use of radio data transmission systems using signals with multiposition phase shift keying (MPSK) is due to their high noise immunity and the simplicity of constructing the transmitting and receiving parts of the equipment. The conducted studies have shown that the presence of non-fluctuation interference, in particular, harmonic interference, in the radio channel significantly reduces the noise immunity of receiving discrete information. The energy loss in this case, depending on the interference intensity, can range from fractions of dB to 10 db or more. Therefore, interference suppression is an important task for such radio systems. The aim of the work is to synthesize and analyze an algorithm for optimal nonlinear filtering of MPSK signals against a background of harmonic interference with a random initial phase.Methods. The provisions of the theory of optimal nonlinear signal filtering and methods of statistical radio engineering are used.Results. The synthesis and analysis of the algorithm of optimal nonlinear filtering of MPSK signals against the background of harmonic interference with a random initial phase are carried out. The synthesized receiver contains a discrete symbol evaluation unit, two phase-locked frequency circuits of reference generators that form evaluation copies of the signal and interference, and cross-links between them. Analytical expressions are obtained that allow calculating the dependences of the bit error probability on the signal-to-noise ratio and the interference intensity µ. It is established that uncompensated fluctuations of the initial phase of the useful signal have a greater effect on the receiver noise immunity than similar fluctuations of the phase of harmonic interference, especially with low positional signals.Conclusions. Comparison of the obtained results with the results obtained in the case when there are no harmonic interference compensation circuits shows that the use of the obtained phase filtering algorithms allows for almost complete suppression of harmonic interference. Thus, if µ = 0.5 and the probability of error is 10−2, the energy gain at M = 2 is about 2.5 dB, at M = 4 – about 6 dB, at M = 8 and M = 16 – at least 10 dB.

Signal coding in cockroach photoreceptors is tuned to dim environments

2012 ◽  
Vol 108 (10) ◽  
pp. 2641-2652 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Heimonen ◽  
E.-V. Immonen ◽  
R. V. Frolov ◽  
I. Salmela ◽  
M. Juusola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Transfer ◽  
Periplaneta Americana ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Temporal Integration ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Single Photons ◽  
Low Frequencies ◽  
Whole Cell Patch Clamp ◽  
High Level

In dim light, scarcity of photons typically leads to poor vision. Nonetheless, many animals show visually guided behavior with dim environments. We investigated the signaling properties of photoreceptors of the dark active cockroach ( Periplaneta americana) using intracellular and whole-cell patch-clamp recordings to determine whether they show selective functional adaptations to dark. Expectedly, dark-adapted photoreceptors generated large and slow responses to single photons. However, when light adapted, responses of both phototransduction and the nontransductive membrane to white noise (WN)-modulated stimuli remained slow with corner frequencies ∼20 Hz. This promotes temporal integration of light inputs and maintains high sensitivity of vision. Adaptive changes in dynamics were limited to dim conditions. Characteristically, both step and frequency responses stayed effectively unchanged for intensities >1,000 photons/s/photoreceptor. A signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the light responses was transiently higher at frequencies <5 Hz for ∼5 s after light onset but deteriorated to a lower value upon longer stimulation. Naturalistic light stimuli, as opposed to WN, evoked markedly larger responses with higher SNRs at low frequencies. This allowed realistic estimates of information transfer rates, which saturated at ∼100 bits/s at low-light intensities. We found, therefore, selective adaptations beneficial for vision in dim environments in cockroach photoreceptors: large amplitude of single-photon responses, constant high level of temporal integration of light inputs, saturation of response properties at low intensities, and only transiently efficient encoding of light contrasts. The results also suggest that the sources of the large functional variability among different photoreceptors reside mostly in phototransduction processes and not in the properties of the nontransductive membrane.

Towards Z-Contrast Imaging in an Aberration-Corrected STEM

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (S2) ◽  
pp. 106-107
Author(s):  
S. J. Pennycook ◽  
B. Rafferty ◽  
P. D. Nellist
Keyword(s):  
Information Transfer ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Image Resolution ◽  
Contrast Imaging ◽  
Atomic Column ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Potential Factor ◽  
Incoherent Imaging ◽  
Z Contrast ◽  
Contrast Image

The demonstration of an aberration corrector for the STEM promises enormous improvements in the contrast and signal to noise ratio of Z-contrast images, with similar benefits for atomic column EELS. Here we show that the limiting resolution for a zone axis crystal will become not the probe, as in the case of isolated atoms, but the Is Bloch states. In fact, the Z-contrast image becomes a direct image of the Is Bloch states with limiting intensities for large thicknesses roughly proportional to Z The potential benefits for the (STEM) appear to far exceed those for the conventional TEM. Some of these benefits are intrinsic to incoherent imaging: the lack of interference artifacts and the potential factor of two improvement in image resolution were first pointed out by Lord Rayleigh. This improved resolution has been demonstrated by the achievement of sub-ingstrom information transfer in the VG Microscopes HB603U, and the resolution advantage will still apply after aberration correction.

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