Bragg-Cell Receiver Study.

Abstract

Bragg-cell receivers are employed in specialized ELectronic Warfare (EW) applications for the measurement of frequency. Bragg-cell receiver characteristics are fully characterized for simple RF emitter signals. This receiver is early in its development cycle when compared to the IFM receiver. Functional mathematical models are derived and presented in this report for the Bragg-cell receiver. Theoretical analysis is presented and digital computer signal processing results are presented for the Bragg-cell receiver. Probability density function analysis are performed for output frequency. Probability density function distributions are observed to depart from assumed distributions for wideband and complex RF signals. This analysis is significant for high resolution and fine grain EW Bragg-cell receiver systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 1987
Accession Number
ADA189361

Entities

People

  • Lonnie A. Wilson

Organizations

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Signals
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acousto-Optic Modulators
  • Algorithms
  • Computer Programs
  • Detectors
  • Frequency Shift
  • High Resolution
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Lasers
  • Mathematical Models
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Random Variables
  • Signal Processing
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics