One-bit digital cross-correlation in the PARIS-IOD

It can be concluded that an upper bound has been found for the SNR of the signals at the PARIS-IOD if one-bit quantization is used and a linear cross-correlation with the same shape as the analog correlation is desired. That is, it is not possible to increase the signal SNR at any desired level without distorting the cross-correlation waveform if one-bit digitalization is used. Simulation results have been presented confirming the upper bound for the SNR of the signals.

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