The Interplanetary Network Progress Report

Volume 42-164

Joseph H. Yuen
Editor in Chief


February 15, 2006


National Aeronautics and
Space Administration

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California


Contents

Preface

Modeling the Atmospheric Phase Effects of a Digital Antenna Array Communications System
A. Tkacenko

Large Array Channel Capacity in the Presence of Interference
V. Vilnrotter and M. Srinivasan

Uplink Array Calibration via Far-Field Power Maximization
V. Vilnrotter, R. Mukai, and D. Lee

Capacity of the Generalized Pulse-Position Modulation Channel
J. Hamkins, M. Klimesh, R. McEliece, and B. Moision

An Iterative Information-Reduced Quadriphase-Shift-Keyed Carrier Synchronization Scheme Using Decision Feedback for Low Signal-to-Noise Ratio Applications
M. Simon and A. Tkacenko

Ka-Band Wide-Bandgap Solid-State Power Amplifier: Prototype Combiner Spurious Mode Suppression and Power Constraints
P. Khan and L. Epp

ICER-3D: A Progressive Wavelet-Based Compressor for Hyperspectral Images
A. Kiely, M. Klimesh, H. Xie, and N. Aranki

Track-Level-Compensation Look-Up Table Improves Antenna Pointing Precision
W. Gawronski, F. Baher, and E. Gama


The research described in this publication was carried out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, service, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement by the United States Government or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.


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