Pseudo-Random Code Correlator Timing Errors Due to Multiple Reflections in Transmission Lines

Abstract

Multiple reflections in transmission lines can cause an amplification of timing errors associated with the delay sensitivity to environmental effects of the transmission lines. This multiplicative effect arises because the timing error in an early/late code correlator is a function of the relative RF carrier phase, the relative power levels, and the relative time delay between the direct and relected signal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA508044

Entities

People

  • F. G. Ascarrunz
  • Steven R. Jefferts
  • T. E. Parker

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Coefficients
  • Correlators
  • Detectors
  • Frequency
  • Impedance
  • Low Noise
  • Low Noise Amplifiers
  • Power Levels
  • Reflection
  • Spread Spectrum
  • Standards
  • Standing Wave Ratios
  • Standing Waves
  • Temperature Coefficients
  • Time Intervals
  • Transmission Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.