Title :
Optimum pulse transmission through an exponential plasma inhomogeneity
Author :
McIntosh, R. ; Grossman, Robert
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The optimum transmission of electromagnetic waves through a thin exponentially inhomogeneous plasma region is treated in this communication. Matched filter theory is used in obtaining integral expressions for optimum transmitted signals, which result in received signals that have the largest possible amplitude when transmitted through the plasma region. The fast Fourier transform algorithm is used in obtaining signal waveforms for a number of examples.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic propagation in nonhomogeneous media; Electromagnetic propagation in plasma media; Electromagnetic transient propagation; Matched filters; Pulse-compression methods; Signal design; Distortion; Electromagnetic scattering; Electrons; Fast Fourier transforms; Fourier transforms; Plasma properties; Plasma waves; RF signals; Radio frequency; Signal resolution;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1971.1139940
