On the Use of Subcarriers in Future Space Missions

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  • M. M. Shihabi
  • T. M. Nguyen
چکیده

The performance of deep space telemetry signals that employ a residual carrier modulation technique is compared in the presence and absence of a subcarrier. When the subcarrier is present, the performance for the resulting pulse-coded modulation/phase-shift keyed/ph~-modulat ed (PCM/PSK/PM) scheme is e valuated for both sine wave and square wave subcarriers and non-return-to zero (NRZ) data. When the subcarrier is absent, the performance for the resulting PCM/PM technique is evaluated for both the NRZ and the bi-ph~e data format. The comparison is based on telemetry performance as well w bandwidth efficiency. The first criterion is characterized in terms of the symbol error rate (SER) w a function of symbol SNR, loop bartdwidth-t~data rate ratio, and modulation index. The bandwidth efficiency is characterized by the occupancy factor, The results of both the analysis and me=urements show that when the interferenc~to-carrier ratio (ICR) is ksa than – 15 all?, the performance degradation in the absence of a subcarrier is negligible. Various combinations of loop bandwidtht~dat a rate ratias and modulation indices that achieve this performance are derived and listed. Bandwidth occupancy comparison indicates that PCM/PM/NRZ is the mast efficient in this regard. Therefore, by eliminating the subcarrier and using the PCM/PM/NRZ scheme, many advantages can be realized without any sacrifice in performance.

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تاریخ انتشار 1997