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Transmitters and Receivers

Transmitters, receivers, coherent-on-transmit, and coherent-on-receive systems

Transmitters amplify signals before the radiator converts them into fields. A receiver preamplifier model applies gain to the incoming signal after collection and also adds receiver noise to the incoming signal. Examples illustrate coherent-on-transmit and coherent-on-receive radar systems.

Objects

phased.Transmitter Transmitter
phased.ReceiverPreamp Receiver preamp

Blocks

Receiver Preamp Receiver preamplifier
Transmitter Amplify and transmit a signal

Functions

sensorsig Simulate received signal at sensor array
sensorcov Sensor spatial covariance matrix
noisepow Receiver noise power
systemp Receiver system-noise temperature
delayseq Delay or advance sequence

Topics

Transmitters and Receivers

Transmitter

The transmitter models transmit power, transmit gain, and system loss.

Receiver Preamp

The preamplifier models receiver gain and noise.

Standards

Standards and Conventions

This section introduces the concept of baseband signals and defines the local and global coordinate systems used in the toolbox.

Units of Measure and Physical Constants

Phased Array System Toolbox™ uses the International System of Units (SI).