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Receiver Design and Performance Characteristics

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Book cover Deep Space Telecommunications Systems Engineering

Part of the book series: Applications of Communications Theory ((ACTH))

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This chapter presents an introductory discussion of the receivers used in deep space communications. The basic structures, principles of operations, and characteristics of these receivers are examined to provide an understanding of the important parameters in the design and performance evaluation.

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  1. Marvin K. Simon
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  1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA

    Joseph H. Yuen

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Simon, M.K., Yuen, J.H. (1983). Receiver Design and Performance Characteristics. In: Yuen, J.H. (eds) Deep Space Telecommunications Systems Engineering. Applications of Communications Theory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4923-6_3

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