Title :
Low SNR approximation to phase PDF for PSK signals
Author :
Holbeche, R.J. ; Martin, Jose D.
fDate :
8/4/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors show that for a low SNR the probability density function (PDF) of phase for multilevel PSK signals may be approximated as a mean term plus a number of sinusoid terms. A relationship between the SNR and the accuracy of the approximation is developed
Keywords :
interference (signal); phase shift keying; probability; signal detection; low SNR approximation; multilevel PSK signals; phase PDF; probability density function; signal-to-noise ratio;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940882