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In this paper, we propose a new and optimal construction of two-dimensional (2-D) Z-complementary array code set (ZCACS) using multivariable extended Boolean functions (EBFs). The proposed 2-D arrays have many applications in modern…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Abhishek Roy

Switched capacitor arrays (SCA) ASICs are becoming more and more popular for the readout of detector signals, since the sampling frequency of typically several gigasamples per second allows excellent pile-up rejection and time measurements.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-11-24 D. Stricker-Shaver , S. Ritt , B. J. Pichler

The development of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) phasing system (APS) has allowed ALMA to function as an extraordinarily sensitive station for very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) at frequencies of up to 230…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-15 G. B. Crew , C. Goddi , L. D. Matthews , H. Rottmann , A. Saez , I. Marti-Vidal

The Atacama B-mode Search (ABS) experiment is a 145 GHz polarimeter designed to measure the B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) at large angular scales. The ABS instrument will ship to the Atacama Desert of Chile…

An eleven channel digital asynchronous transceiver (DAT) employing parallel optical link technology has been developed for trigger signal distribution across the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS).…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 R J White , H J Rose , S M Bradbury , P Marshall

The Atacama Large millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) obtains spatial resolutions of 15 to 5 milli-arcsecond (mas) at 275-950GHz (0.87-0.32mm) with 16km baselines. Calibration at higher-frequencies is challenging as ALMA sensitivity and…

This work presents a fully-digital high-accuracy real-time calibration procedure for frequency and time alignment of open-loop wirelessly coordinated coherent distributed antenna array (CDA) modems, enabling radio frequency (RF) phase…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-02 Jason M. Merlo , Samuel Wagner , John Lancaster , Jeffrey A. Nanzer

Next generation aperture arrays are expected to consist of hundreds to thousands of antenna elements with substantial digital signal processing to handle large operating bandwidths of a few tens to hundreds of MHz. Conventionally,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-01 Hariharan Krishnan , Adam P. Beardsley , Judd D. Bowman , Jayce Dowell , Matthew Kolopanis , Greg Taylor , Nithyanandan Thyagarajan

Polarimetric phased arrays (PPAs) enhance radar target detection and anti-jamming capabilities, but their conventional dual transmit/receive (T/R) channel architecture leads to high cost and system complexity. To address these limitations,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-07 Yiqing Wang , Jian Zhou , Chen Pang , Wenyang Man , Zixiang Xiong , Ke Meng , Zhanling Wang , Yongzhen Li

The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) is a joint project between astronomical organizations in Europe, USA and Japan. ALMA will consist of at least 64 12-meter antennas operating in the millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelength range,…

The combination of frequency diverse array (FDA) radar technology with the multiple input multiple output (MIMO) radar architecture and waveform diversity techniques potentially promises a high integration gain with respect to conventional…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-07 Yan Sun , Ming-jie Jia , Wen-qin Wang , Maria Sabrina Greco , Fulvio Gini , Shunsheng Zhang

The reflectometry on Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) is undergoing an upgrade for more comprehensive measurement of plasma density profile and fluctuation. The Data Acquisition and Control System (DACS) has been…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-09-04 Fei Wen , Haoming Xiang , Tao Zhang , Yuming Wang , Xiang Han , Hao Qu , Fubin Zhong , Kaixuan Ye , Mingfu Wu , Gongshun Li , Shoubiao Zhang , Xiang Gao

We describe the design and performance of the digital servo and motion control system for the 6-meter diameter parabolic antennas of the Submillimeter Array (SMA) on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The system is divided into three nested layers…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-30 T. R. Hunter , R. W. Wilson , R. Kimberk , P. S. Leiker , N. A. Patel , R. Blundell , R. D. Christensen , A. R. Diven , J. Maute , R. J. Plante , P. Riddle , K. H. Young

A recent development in radio astronomy is to replace traditional dishes with many small antennas. The signals are combined to form one large, virtual telescope. The enormous data streams are cross-correlated to filter out noise. This is…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-06 Rob V. van Nieuwpoort , John W. Romein

In this paper, we develop a beam tracking scheme for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) system with a hybrid digital analog (HDA) architecture operating in the millimeter wave…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-30 Fernando Pedraza , Saeid K. Dehkordi , Mari Kobayashi , Giuseppe Caire

IUCAA Digital Sampling Array Controller (IDSAC) is a flexible and generic yet powerful CCD controller which can handle a wide range of scientific detectors. Based on an easily scalable modular backplane architecture consisting of Single…

The interferometric signals produced in conventional dual-comb laser ranging require femtosecond lasers with long-term f_CEO stability, and are limited to an upper sampling rate by radio-frequency aliasing considerations. By using…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-08-24 Hollie Wright , Jinghua Sun , David McKendrick , Nick Weston , Derryck T. Reid

The Submillimeter Array (SMA) was conceived at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in 1984 as a six element interferometer to operate in the major atmospheric windows from about 200 to 900 GHz. In 1996, the Academica Sinica Institute…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. Blundell

Coherent technology inherent with more availabledegrees of freedom is deemed a competitive solution for nextgeneration ultra-high-speed short-reach optical interconnects.However, the fatal barriers to implementing the conventiona.coherent…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-19 Wei Wang , Dongdong Zou , Zhenpeng Wu , Qi Sui , Xingwen Yi , Fan Li , Chao Lu , Zhaohui Li