Impulse autocorrelation function communications system
First Claim
1. A bi-orthogonal pulse code modulation communication system, comprising:
- means for generating first and second multi-bit digital noise codes;
means for generating first and second RF carrier signals;
means for modulating said first and second noise codes on said first and second RF carrier signals;
first transmitting antenna means having a first type polarization coupled to said first carrier signal for radiating a first polarized RF carrier wave modulated with said first noise code;
second transmitting antenna means having a second type polarization coupled to said second carrier signal for radiating a second polarized RF carrier wave modulated with said second noise code;
first receiving antenna means having said first type polarization and being receptive of said first polarized RF carrier wave;
second receiving antenna means having said second type polarization and being receptive of said second polarized RF carrier wave;
receiver means coupled to said first and second receiving antenna means for processing respective first and second received signals containing said noise codes from said first and second polarized RF carrier waves received by said antenna means;
means coupled to said receiver means for autocorrelation detecting said first and second received signals for detecting said first and second noise codes and providing thereby first and second compressed output signals; and
means for combining said first and second compressed output signals to provide a substantially lobeless impulse output signal.
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Abstract
A pulse code modulation communications system employing orthogonally sepaed noise code mate pairs having autocorrelation functions which upon detection in a matched filter and addition compress to a lobeless impulse. A mate pair of bi-polar digital noise codes are impressed on respective RF carriers generated by the same frequency source with one code mate being transmitted separately as a vertically polarized wave while the other code mate is transmitted separately as a horizontally polarized wave. The polarized RF carrier signals containing the code mates are respectively received by horizontally and vertically polarized antennas coupled to radio receiver apparatus which provides respective received signals containing the code mates. The code mates are then detected by matched filters which operate to compress the code mates. The compressed code mates are then linearly added to provide an output signal comprising a lobeless impulse signal.
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18 Claims
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1. A bi-orthogonal pulse code modulation communication system, comprising:
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means for generating first and second multi-bit digital noise codes; means for generating first and second RF carrier signals; means for modulating said first and second noise codes on said first and second RF carrier signals; first transmitting antenna means having a first type polarization coupled to said first carrier signal for radiating a first polarized RF carrier wave modulated with said first noise code; second transmitting antenna means having a second type polarization coupled to said second carrier signal for radiating a second polarized RF carrier wave modulated with said second noise code; first receiving antenna means having said first type polarization and being receptive of said first polarized RF carrier wave; second receiving antenna means having said second type polarization and being receptive of said second polarized RF carrier wave; receiver means coupled to said first and second receiving antenna means for processing respective first and second received signals containing said noise codes from said first and second polarized RF carrier waves received by said antenna means; means coupled to said receiver means for autocorrelation detecting said first and second received signals for detecting said first and second noise codes and providing thereby first and second compressed output signals; and means for combining said first and second compressed output signals to provide a substantially lobeless impulse output signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of communicating in a bi-orthogonal pulse code modulation communications system, comprising the steps of:
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generating first and second multi-bit digital noise codes; generating first and second RF carrier signals; modulating said first and second noise codes on said first and second RF carrier signals; radiating a first polarized RF carrier wave modulated with said first noise code from first transmitting antenna means, having a first type polarization, coupled to said first carrier signal; radiating a second polarized RF carrier wave modulated with said second noise code from second transmitting antenna means, having a second type polarization, coupled to said second carrier signals; receiving said first polarized RF carrier wave by a first receiving antenna means having said first type polarization; receiving said second polarized RF carrier wave by a second receiving antenna means having said second type polarization; providing respective first and second received signals containing said noise codes upon reception of said first and second polarized RF carrier waves by said first and second receiving antenna means; autocorrelation detecting said first and second received signals for detecting said first and second noise codes and providing first and second compressed output signals; and combining said first and second compressed output signals for providing a substantially lobeless impulse output signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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