Title :
Detection of ultrawideband pulses in atmospheric turbulence and Gaussian noise
Author :
McMillan, Robert W.
Author_Institution :
US Army Space & Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL, USA
Abstract :
Scintillation of electromagnetic energy traversing the atmosphere is caused by refractive index inhomogeneities in the transmission path that cause phase shifts, giving rise to selective reinforcement or degradation of the energy across the beam. It is the object of this paper to determine the detection probability and false alarm rate for pulses of electromagnetic energy of varying width in the presence of atmospheric turbulence and Gaussian noise.
Keywords :
Gaussian noise; atmospheric turbulence; electromagnetic waves; probability; refractive index; Gaussian noise; atmospheric turbulence; detection probability; electromagnetic energy scintillation; false alarm rate; phase shift; refractive index inhomogeneity; ultrawideband pulse detection; Beams; Electromagnetics; Gaussian noise; Optimized production technology; Receivers; Signal to noise ratio; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Waveform Diversity and Design Conference (WDD), 2010 International
Conference_Location :
Niagara Falls, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8202-3
DOI :
10.1109/WDD.2010.5592517
