DocumentCode
812444
Title
Nonlinear SNR amplification of harmonic signal in noise
Author
Chapeau-Blondeau, F. ; Rousseau, D.
Author_Institution
Lab. d´´Ingenierie des Syst.s Automatises, Univ. d´´Angers, Angers, France
Volume
41
Issue
10
fYear
2005
fDate
5/12/2005 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
618
Lastpage
619
Abstract
The SNR of a harmonic signal in additive white noise is computed after transformation by an arbitrary memoryless nonlinearity. With a simple saturating nonlinearity having direct electronic implementation, an amplification of the SNR can be obtained, an outcome which is inaccessible with linear devices.
Keywords
amplification; harmonic distortion; signal processing; white noise; additive white noise; harmonic signal; linear devices; memoryless nonlinearity; nonlinear SNR amplification;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20051065
Filename
1432553
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