Analysis of Optimum Weak Signal Detectors under Moving Average Model of Non-Gaussian Noise

The maximum likelihood (ML) and suboptimum ML (S-ML) detectors are derived in the first order moving average model. The ML and S-ML detectors are employed in the antipodal signaling system, and compared in terms of the bit-error-rate in impulsive environment. Numerical results show that the S-ML detector, despite reduced complexity and simpler structure, exhibits practically the same performance as the ML detector