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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.TransmitterTransmitter
phased.ReceiverPreampReceiver preamp

Blocks

Receiver PreampReceiver preamplifier
TransmitterAmplify and transmit signal

Functions

sensorsigSimulate received signal at sensor array
sensorcovSensor spatial covariance matrix
noisefigureReceiver system noise figure of cascaded stages (Since R2021a)
noisepowReceiver noise power
systempReceiver system-noise temperature
delayseqDelay 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