AN INTRODUCTION TO MODULATION, CODING, INFORMATION THEORY, AND DETECTION

Abstract

This is an expository essay on information theory for engineers interested in communications, sonar, and radar who have no specialized knowledge of statistical communication theory. The fundamental concepts of information theory, and in particular, quantity of information and channel capacity, are defined and explained in simple terms. These concepts are used to make a quantitative estimate of the performance of several common modulation schemes and to analyze the performance of search and detection systems. The effectiveness of repeated or prolonged observations on detection thresholds and reliability of detection, and the relative performance of coherent and incoherent integration, are explained and illustrated quantitatively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0415178

Entities

People

  • Gordon Raisbeck

Organizations

  • Arthur D. Little

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Coding
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Communications Techniques
  • Computational Science
  • Demodulation
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency Bands
  • Information Theory
  • Normal Distribution
  • Pulse Modulation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Voice Communications
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Statistical inference.