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Multiple stable lock points in the S-curve of a decision-directed loop

April 4, 2022 Wireless/SDR

Resolving Phase Ambiguity through Unique Word and Differential Encoding and Decoding

In the context of carrier synchronization, we have discussed the Costas loop and other techniques before. Today, we discuss the

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Output from the Costas Loop block after phase convergence

September 30, 2020 Wireless/SDR

Costas Loop for Carrier Phase Synchronization

Costas loop is a carrier phase synchronization solution devised by John Costas at General Electric Company in 1956 [1]. It

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A block diagram for the implementation of the feedforward phase estimator

September 24, 2019 Wireless/SDR

How to Estimate the Carrier Phase

In this article, I will describe how to estimate the carrier phase from an incoming waveform in a feedforward manner.

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Classification of carrier frequency synchronization algorithms

March 31, 2018 Wireless/SDR

Classification of Carrier Frequency Synchronization Techniques

We have discussed before that carrier phase synchronization is done at the end of the Rx signal processing chain due

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A discrete-time integrator implemented through a forward difference and a backward difference technique

September 15, 2017 DSP

Discrete-Time Integrators

An integrator is a very important filter that proves useful in implementation of many blocks of a communication receiver such

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