Abstract :
Binary sequences with perfect periodic autocorrelation functions, as required in communications, radar, and measuring, are not known for any lengths >4. As a possible remedy, mismatched filtering can be used to entirely suppress any sidelobes of the periodic autocorrelation function at the expense of a reduced signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). In this work, the mismatched filtering method is extended to the odd-periodic autocorrelation function whose technical implementation is no more complex than that of periodic sequences. A new class of odd-periodic binary sequences is constructed that exist for many more lengths and exhibit significantly lower mismatched filtering losses than any known periodic sequences
Keywords :
binary sequences; correlation theory; filtering theory; filtering losses; mismatched filtering; odd-periodic autocorrelation function; odd-periodic binary sequences; signal-to-noise ratio; Autocorrelation; Binary sequences; Convolution; Filtering; Length measurement; Matched filters; Radar applications; Radar measurements; Signal to noise ratio; Transmitters;