THRESHOLDS FOR SEVERAL ANALOG MODULATION SYSTEMS
Abstract
The onset of a threshold in communication systems is a familiar phenomenon. Threshold is defined as an abrupt degradation in performance when the s/n ratio at the input to the detector falls below some more or less critical level. Two common examples are: (1) the conventional FM threshold when a discriminator is the detector for angle-modulated signals, and (2) the small signal suppression effect when power law detectors are used for AM signals. This report is intended as a compilation of selected works of others on the thresholds of several analog modu lation schemes operating in additive white, gaussian noise. One threshold curve derived from information theory considerations, may be interpreted as representing the best possible performance of a broad class of modulation demodulation schemes. The remaining threshold curves refer to angle modulation and various demodulators.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 06, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0404621
Entities
People
- B. Reiffen
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology