• DocumentCode
    930490
  • Title

    Performance analysis of 16-ary QAM signalling through two-link nonlinear channels in additive Gaussian noise

  • Author

    Aghvami, A.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Chelsea College, Department of Electronics, London, UK
  • Volume
    131
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    7/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    403
  • Lastpage
    406
  • Abstract
    This paper considers the problem of evaluating the performance of a 16-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signal transmitted through a bandpass nonlinearity (BPNL), exhibiting AM-AM and AM-PM conversions, and in the presence of additive gaussian noise (AGN) both preceding and following the nonlinearity. An expression for the error probability is derived and computed. Also, the effect of TWT back-off from saturation on 16-ary QAM system performance is studied. Finally, as an example, a comparative study of 16-ary CPSK and 16-ary QAM transmissions is undertaken with the BPNL operated at various levels of back-off from saturation.
  • Keywords
    amplitude modulation; communication channels; interference (signal); radio links; signalling (telecommunication networks); 16-ary QAM signalling; AM-AM conversion; AM-PM conversions; TWT back-off; additive Gaussian noise; bandpass nonlinearity; error probability; quadrature amplitude modulation; two-link nonlinear channels;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications, Radar and Signal Processing, IEE Proceedings F
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0143-7070
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-f-1.1984.0061
  • Filename
    4646284