Random Processes in Engineering. Linear transformations, second moment theory, spectral densities, narrowband processes, Gaussian processes, correlation detection, linear minimum mean square error estimation. Elementary statistical design theory with applications to the design of digital communications receivers, signal design in digital communications. Analysis of communication systems operating from very low to optical frequencies. Comparison of modulation and detection methods.
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Optimum design of communication systems. Error Correcting Codes. Codes which do not require finite fields for their description or decoding, bounds on performance, encoding and decoding methods for block codes in independent and burst error applications. Convolutional encoding and decoding algorithms. Sonar Signal Processing.