New algorithms for designing unimodular sequences with good correlation properties

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1415-1425

  Stoica, Petre ^a   He, Hao ^b   Li, Jian ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation; Cyclic algorithms; Integrated sidelobe level; Merit factor; Unimodular sequences; Waveform design

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION DETECTORS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CYCLIC ALGORITHMS; INTEGRATED SIDELOBE LEVEL; MERIT FACTOR; UNIMODULAR SEQUENCES; WAVEFORM DESIGN;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 63449137962     PISSN: 1053587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSP.2009.2012562     Document Type: Article

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