Title :
An Analysis of the Oscillating Limiter
Author_Institution :
Space Technology Laboratories, Redondo Beach, Calif.
Abstract :
It is shown that where the output signal-to-noise ratio is required to be large, the oscillating limiter does not contribute any more signal-to-noise ratio enhancement than the limiter without feedback under the usual assumptions of Gaussian noise and a quasi-sinusoidal signal. However, it is possible that variation of the signal amplitude with frequency and/or nonlinear phase characteristic in the feedback loop of the oscillating limiter may result in an improvement in signal-to-noise ratio over that of a simple limiter.
Keywords :
Band pass filters; Circuit noise; Feedback loop; Gaussian noise; Output feedback; Phase detection; Phase frequency detector; Signal analysis; Signal to noise ratio; Telemetry;
Journal_Title :
Space Electronics and Telemetry, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSET.1963.4337612