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Arrangement for compensating carrier phase errors in a receiver for discrete data values

US4091331A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1976
Grant dateMay 23, 1978
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Expiry dateDec 22, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2027/0067
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a receiver for PSK modulated signals, carrier phase tracking is achieved by a feedback loop comprising a phase error predictor. Means are provided for adaptively setting the gain factor in the phase error predictor to an optimum value, in response to successive residual phase errors.

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