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California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Contents
OSC TASKS
DSN Advanced Systems
TRACKING AND GROUND-BASED NAVIGATION
DSN Station Locations and Uncertainties
W. M. Folkner
NASA Code 314-30-11-50-03
COMMUNICATIONS, SPACECRAFT-GROUND
Results From Phase-1 and Phase-2 GOLD Experiments
K. Wilson, M. Jeganathan, J. R. Lesh, J. James, and G. Xu
NASA Code 315-91-70-10-01
Reduction of ETS-VI Laser Communication Equipment Optical-Downlink Telemetry Collected During GOLD
M. Toyoshima, K. Araki, Y. Arimoto, M. Toyoda, M. Jeganathan, K. Wilson, and J. R. Lesh
NASA Code 314-30-12-00-01
Characterization of the Avalanche Photo Diode Detector Used for Optical Communications Experiments With the Japanese ETS-VI
C. Pasqualino
NASA Code 314-30-12-00-01
Ephemeris Generation for ETS-VI and Its Effects on Pointing Strategies Adopted for Daytime Acquisition and Tracking
W. M. Owen, Jr., S. D. Gillam, J. W. Young, and D. L. Mayes
NASA Code 315-91-70-10-01
Comparative Study of Optical and Radio-Frequency Communication Systems for a Deep-Space Mission
H. Hemmati, K. Wilson, M. K. Sue, L. J. Harcke, M. Wilhelm, C.-C. Chen, J. R. Lesh, Y. Feria, D. Rascoe, F. Lansing, and J. W. Layland
NASA Code 315-91-20-20-55
Effects of Symbol Transition Density on Tracking and Acquisition Performance of the Data Transition Tracking Loop at Low Signal-to-Noise Ratios
S. Million and S. M. Hinedi
NASA Code 315-90-41-13-05
Performance of Pulse Code Modulation/Phase Modulation Receivers With Nonideal Data
L. Lam and S. Million
NASA Code 315-90-41-13-05
Power Spectral Density of Digital Pulse Streams in the Presence of Timing Jitter
M. Z. Win, S. Million, and M. K. Simon
NASA Code 314-30-11-20-03
Node Synchronization in the Block III Maximum-Likelihood Convolutional Decoder
J. M. Layland and J. S. Graham
NASA Code 314-30-60-02-07
Optimum and Practical Noncausal Smoothing Filters for Estimating Carrier Phase With Phase Process Noise
W. J. Hurd
NASA Code 314-30-61-02-02
High-Dynamic Frequency Tracking Using Wavelets
K. Hamdan, H. Tsou, and S. M. Hinedi
NASA Code 314-30-11-20-05
Beam Squint Due to Circular Polarization in a Beam-Waveguide Antenna
T. Cwik and V. Jamnejad
NASA Code 314-30-42-02-14
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