• DocumentCode
    1484998
  • Title

    Information theory impact on modern communications

  • Author

    Mertz, Pierre

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Telephone Labs., Inc., New York, N. Y.
  • Volume
    76
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1957
  • Firstpage
    773
  • Lastpage
    776
  • Abstract
    This is the second and concluding article on the impact of information theory on the development of communications systems. Topics discussed include carrier transmission, the “homodyne” detector, and the applications of information theory to pictorial transmission, facsimile, television, and telephony.
  • Keywords
    Amplitude modulation; Detectors; Information theory; Speech; TV; Telephony; Timing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1957.6442706
  • Filename
    6442706
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1484998