Title :
Effect of Group Delay Variation on Time Tracking for Frequency Hopped Satellite Systems
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA
Abstract :
Group delay variation introduced by phase non-linearity in radio frequency (RF) components causes an unexpected type of distortion in tracking signals used with systems transmitting frequency-hopped signals. This paper will describe this type of distortion and present and analyze data collected from simulations and from a satellite system test bed
Keywords :
delays; frequency hop communication; satellite communication; satellite tracking; frequency hopped satellite system; group delay variation; phase nonlinearity; radio frequency components; time tracking; tracking signal distortion; Delay effects; Delay systems; Distortion; Frequency estimation; RF signals; Radio frequency; Satellite broadcasting; Timing; Tracking loops; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2006. MILCOM 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0617-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0618-8
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2006.302208
