Phase detector circuit synthesizes own reference signal
Circuit with isolation amplifier connected to a frequency multiplier and synchronous phase detector synthesizes the phase reference signal from the phase modulated input signal.
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Circuit with isolation amplifier connected to a frequency multiplier and synchronous phase detector synthesizes the phase reference signal from the phase modulated input signal.
LF noise suppression in He-Ne and Ar lasers by internal phase modulation resulting in mode coupling
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Breadboard simulation model of laser space communications system consisting of carbon dioxide laser, transmitter telescope, GaAs phase modulator and attenuator
CW dye laser mode locking with lithium niobate phase modulator, observing 500 psec pulse generation
Phase modulations enhance the sensitivity of holographic techniques for detecting disturbances which are caused by variations in gas density of the order of 1/10 wavelength or less. In the readout, subject perturbations show up as brightenings on a dark background.
Direct measurements of the relaxation time of the birefringence within the self-focusing region of mode-locked laser pulses in several anisotropic liquids establish the importance of the orientational Kerr effect in the picosecond time regime. This result leads to some speculation as to the origin of the high degree of symmetry in the phase-modulated filament spectra observed with picosecond pulses.
The basic design of the overall receiving system is determined by the received power density from the satellite and the desired compromise between ground antenna aperture, system response times, and measurement signal-to-noise ratio. The measurement of Faraday rotation is discussed together with the measurement of modulation phase, aspects of system calibration, and overall system concepts.
Scintillation modeling performed thus far is based on the theory of diffraction by a weakly modulating phase screen developed by Briggs and Parkin (1963). Shortcomings of the existing empirical model for the scintillation index are discussed together with questions of channel modeling, giving attention to the needs of the communication engineers. It is pointed out that much improved scintillation index models may be available in a matter of a year or so.
A submicrosecond time dissemination system was developed. The system is composed of an experimental transit improvement satellite (TRIAD), TRANET Satellite Tracking System, and special satellite signal receivers each tied to separate cesium clocks. The 400 MHz signal from the satellite is phase modulated plus or minus 45 deg by a pseudo-random noise (PRN) digital code with a bit rate of 5/3 MHz. Evaluation of this system has shown that satellite oscillator frequency instabilities are the major source of error. Experiments indicate that Global time transfers can be made with errors less than 100 nanoseconds.
This paper describes the balloon instrumentation system which provides the one-way link for data gathering and navigation in the Tropical Wind, Energy conversion and Reference Level Experiment (TWERLE). In this experiment, 400 instrumented constant-level balloons will be launched at the southern hemisphere during 1975. The Random Access Measurement System (RAMS) on board the Nimbus-F satellite, will comprise the receiving end of the link. The data encoder, stable oscillator, transmitter and antenna are described, as well as two supporting components, the power source and the magnetic cutdown. These six items weigh 850 g. The oscillator-transmitter consume 1.9 W dc power to provide 0.6 W phase modulated RF power.
Domestic communication satellites and video compression techniques will increase communication channel capacity and reduce cost of video transmission. NASA Ames Research Center, Stanford University and Carleton University are participants in an experiment to develop, demonstrate, and evaluate college course sharing techniques via satellite using video compression. The universities will exchange televised seminar and lecture courses via CTS. The experiment features real-time video compression with channel coding and quadra-phase modulation for reducing transmission bandwidth and power requirements. Evaluation plans and preliminary results of Carleton surveys on student attitudes to televised teaching are presented. Policy implications for the U.S. and Canada are outlined.