Patent Publication Number: US-7720132-B2

Title: Energy—bandwidth tradeoff and transmit waveform design using interference and noise whitening method

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) 
   The present application is a continuation in part of and claims the priority of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/623,965, titled “APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENERGY—BANDWIDTH TRADEOFF AND WAVEFORM DESIGN IN INTERFERENCE AND NOISE”, filed on Jan. 17, 2007, inventor UNNIKRISHNA SREEDHARAN PILLAI. 

   STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
   The present invention is based upon work supported and/or sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Rome, N.Y. under contract No. FA8750-06-C-0202 

   FIELD OF INVENTION 
   The invention relates to techniques related to a tradeoff between energy and bandwidth of a transmit signal. 
   BACKGROUND OF INVENTION 
   Consider a desired target that is buried in both interference and noise. A transmit signal excites both the desired target and the interference simultaneously. The interference and/or interferences can be foliage returns in the form of clutter for radar, scattered returns of the transmit signal from the sea-bottom and different ocean-layers in the case of sonar, or multipath returns in a communication scene. The interference returns can also include jamming signals. In all these cases, like the target return, the interference returns are also transmit signal dependent, and hence it puts conflicting demands on the receiver. In general, the receiver input is comprised of target returns, interferences and the ever present noise. The goal of the receiver is to enhance the target returns and simultaneously suppress both the interference and noise signals. In a detection environment, a decision regarding the presence or absence of a target is made at some specified instant t=t o  using output data from a receiver, and hence to maximize detection, the Signal power to average Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) at the receiver output can be used as an optimization goal. This scheme is illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
   The transmitter output bandwidth can be controlled using a known transmitter output filter having a transfer function P 1 (ω) (see  FIG. 2B ). A similar filter with transform characteristics P 2 (ω) can be used at a receiver input  22   a  shown in  FIG. 1 , to control the receiver processing bandwidth as well. 
   The transmit waveform set f(t) at an output  10   a  of  FIG. 1 , can have spatial and temporal components to it, each designated for a specific goal. A simple situation is that shown in  FIG. 2A  where a finite duration waveform f(t) of energy E is to be designed. Thus the total energy can be expressed in the time domain or frequency domain as 
                     ∫   0     T   o       ⁢              f   ⁡     (   t   )            2     ⁢     ⅆ   t         =         1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢              F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢     ⅆ   ω           =     E   .     
     ⁢   Here               (   1   )                 F   ⁡     (   ω   )       =       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢       f   ⁡     (   t   )       ⁢     ⅇ       -   jω     ⁢           ⁢   t       ⁢     ⅆ   t                 (   2   )               
refers to the Fourier transform of the transmit waveform f(t).
 
   Usually, transmitter output filter  12  characteristics P 1 (ω), such as shown in  FIG. 2B , are known and for design purposes, it can be incorporated into the target transform and clutter spectral characteristics. Similarly, the receiver input filter if any (which may be at the input to the receiver  22 ) can be incorporated into the target transform as well as the clutter and noise spectra. Here onwards we will assume such to be the case. 
   Let q(t)⇄Q(ω) represent the target impulse response and its transform. In general q(t) can be any arbitrary waveform. Thus the modified target that accounts for the transmitter output filter has transform P 1 (ω)Q(ω). Here onwards, we shall refer to this modified form as the “target transform”, and the associated inverse transform as the “target” response signal and represent them simply by Q(ω) and q(t) respectively. In a linear domain setup, the transmit signal f(t) interacts with the target q(t), or target  14  shown in  FIG. 1 , to generate the output below (referred to in S. U. Pillai, H. S. Oh, D. C. Youla, and J. R. Guerci, “Optimum Transmit-Receiver Design in the Presence of Signal-Dependent Interference and Channel Noise”, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 577-584, March 2000 and S. M. Kay, J. H. Thanos, “Optimal Transmit Signal Design for Active Sonar/Radar”, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, 2002 (ICASSP 02), Vol. 2, pp. 1513-1516, 2002): 
                   s   ⁡     (   t   )       =         f   ⁡     (   t   )       *     q   ⁡     (   t   )         =       ∫   0     T   o       ⁢       f   ⁡     (   τ   )       ⁢     q   ⁡     (     t   -   τ     )       ⁢     ⅆ   τ                   (   3   )               
that represents the desired signal.
 
   The interference returns are usually due to the random scattered returns of the transmit signal from the environment, and hence can be modeled as a stochastic signal w c (t) that is excited by the transmit signal f(t). If the environment returns are stationary, then the interference can be represented by the interference power spectrum G c (ω). Once again, if a transmit output filter is present then |P 1 (ω)| 2 G c (ω) represents the modified interference spectrum. Here onwards, the interference power spectrum so modified will be referred simply by G c (ω). This gives the average interference power at the receiver input to be G c (ω)|F(ω)| 2  . Finally let n(t) represent the receiver  22  input noise with power spectral density G n (ω). Thus the receiver input signal at input  22   a  equals
 
 r ( t )= s ( t )+ w   c ( t )* f ( t )+ n ( t ),   (4)
 
and the receiver input interference plus noise power spectrum equals
 
 G   I (ω)= G   c (ω)| F (ω)| 2   +G   n (ω).   (5)
 
The received signal is presented to the receiver  22  at input  22   a  with impulse response h(t). The general receiver is of the noncausal type.
 
   With no restrictions on the receiver  22  of  FIG. 1  such as causal or noncausal, its output signal component and interference/noise components at output  22   b  in  FIG. 1  are given by 
                       y   s     ⁡     (   t   )       =         s   ⁡     (   t   )       *     h   ⁡     (   t   )         =       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢       S   ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢     H   ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢     ⅇ     jω   ⁢           ⁢   t       ⁢     ⅆ   ω               ⁢     
     ⁢   and           (   6   )                   y   n     ⁡     (   t   )       =       {           w   c     ⁡     (   t   )       *     f   ⁡     (   t   )         +     n   ⁡     (   t   )         }     *       h   ⁡     (   t   )       .               (   7   )               
The output y n (t) represents a second order stationary stochastic process with power spectrum below (referred to in the previous publications and in Athanasios Papoulis, S. Unnikrishna Pillai, Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New York 2002):
   G   o (ω)=( G   c (ω)| F (ω)| 2   +G   n (ω)| H (ω)| 2    (8) 
and hence the total output interference plus noise power is given by
 
                         σ     I   +   N     2     =       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢         G   o     ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢     ⅆ   ω                       =       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢       (           G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢            F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2       +       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )         )     ⁢            H   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢       ⅆ   ω     .                         (   9   )               
Referring back to  FIG. 1 , the signal component y s (t) in equation (6) at the receiver output  22   b  needs to be maximized at the decision instant t o  in presence of the above interference and noise. Hence the instantaneous output signal power at t=t o  is given by the formula below shown in S. U. Pillai, H. S. Oh, D. C. Youla, and J. R. Guerci, “Optimum Transmit-Receiver Design in the Presence of Signal-Dependent Interference and Channel Noise”, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 577-584, March 2000, which is incorporated by reference herein:
 
                   P   o     =                y   s     ⁡     (     t   o     )            2     =                1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢       S   ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢     H   ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢     ⅇ     jω   ⁢           ⁢     t   o         ⁢     ⅆ   ω                2     .               (   10   )               
This gives the receiver output SINR at t=t o  to be the following as specified in Pillai et. al., “Optimum Transmit-Receiver Design in the Presence of Signal-Dependent Interference and Channel Noise”, incorporated herein by reference:
 
                 SINR   =         P   o       σ     1   +   N     2       =                  1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢       S   ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢     H   ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢     ⅇ     jω   ⁢           ⁢     t   o         ⁢     ⅆ   ω                2         1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢         G   I     ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢            H   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢     ⅆ   ω             .               (   11   )               
We can apply Cauchy-Schwarz inequality in equation (11) to eliminate H(ω). This gives
 
                   SINR   ≤       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢                S   ⁡     (   ω   )            2         G   I     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω             =         1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢                  Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢            F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2               G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢            F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2       +       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           ⁢     ⅆ   ω           =       SINR   max     .               (   12   )               
Thus the maximum obtainable SINR is given by the right side of equation (12), and this SINR is realized by the receiver design if and only if the following receiver transform referred to in previous prior art publications, is true:
 
                           H   opt     ⁡     (   ω   )       =           S   *     ⁡     (   ω   )               G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢            F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2       +       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           ⁢     ⅇ       -   jω     ⁢           ⁢     t   o                       =             Q   *     ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢       F   *     ⁡     (   ω   )                 G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢            F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2       +       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           ⁢       ⅇ       -   jω     ⁢           ⁢     t   o         .                     (   13   )               
In equation (13), the phase shift e −jωt     o    can be retained to approximate causality for the receiver waveform. Interestingly even with a point target (Q(ω)≡1), flat noise (G n (ω)=σ n   2 ), and flat clutter (G c (ω)=σ c   2 ), the optimum receiver is not conjugate-matched to the transmit signal transform F(ω) as in the classical matched filter receiver.
 
Prior Art Transmitter Waveform Design
 
   When the receiver design satisfies equation (13), the output SINR is given by the right side of the equation (12), where the free parameter |F(ω)| 2  can be chosen to further maximize the output SINR, subject to the transmit energy constraint in equation (1). Thus the transmit signal design reduces to the following optimization problem: Maximize 
                     SINR   max     =       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢                  Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢            F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2               G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢            F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2       +       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           ⁢     ⅆ   ω             ,           (   14   )               
subject to the energy constraint
 
                     ∫   0     T   o       ⁢              f   ⁡     (   t   )            2     ⁢     ⅆ   t         =         1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢              F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢     ⅆ   ω           =     E   .               (   15   )               
To solve this new constrained optimization problem, combine equations (14)-(15) to define the modified Lagrange optimization function (referred to in T. Kooij, “Optimum Signal in Noise and Reverberation”,  Proceeding of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Signal Processing with Emphasis on Underwater Acoustics , Vol. I, Enschede, The Netherlands, 1968.)
 
                   Λ   =       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢       {                  Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢       y   2     ⁡     (   ω   )                 G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢       y   2     ⁡     (   ω   )         +       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           -       1     λ   2       ⁢       y   2     ⁡     (   ω   )           }     ⁢     ⅆ   ω           ⁢     
     ⁢   where           (   16   )                 y   ⁡     (   ω   )       =          F   ⁡     (   ω   )                    (   17   )               
is the free design parameter. From equations (16)-(17),
 
               ∂   Λ       ∂   y       =   0         
gives (details omitted)
 
                     ∂     Λ   ⁡     (   ω   )           ∂   y       =       2   ⁢     y   ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢     {             G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢            Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2           {           G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢       y   2     ⁡     (   ω   )         +       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )         }     2       -     1     λ   2         }       =   0.             (   18   )               
where Λ(ω) represents the quantity within the integral in equation (16). From equation (18), either
 
                     y   ⁡     (   ω   )       =   0     ⁢     
     ⁢   or           (   19   )                           G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )       ⁢            Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2           {         G   c     ⁢           ⁢     (   ω   )     ⁢       y   2     ⁡     (   ω   )         +       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )         }     2       -     1     λ   2         =   0     ,     
     ⁢     which   ⁢           ⁢   gives             (   20   )                   y   2     ⁡     (   ω   )       =              F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     =             G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     (       λ   ⁢          Q   ⁡     (   ω   )              -         G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           )           G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )                   (   21   )               
provided y 2 (ω)&gt;0. See T. Kooij cited above incorporated by reference herein.
 
   However, this particular method is not relevant to the current invention, since as disclosed in the next section, the current invention focuses on compressing and stretching out the total interference plus noise spectrum to be white (flat) over the desired frequency band of interest by redesigning the transmit signal transform accordingly. 
   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   One or more embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for transmitter-receiver design that enhances the desired signal output from the receiver at the decision making instant while the total interference and noise output are whitened over the desired frequency band of interest. Furthermore a method and apparatus of an embodiment of the present invention can be used for transmit signal energy-bandwidth tradeoff. As a result, transmit signal energy can be used to tradeoff for “premium” signal bandwidth without sacrificing performance level in terms of the output Signal to Interference plus Noise power Ratio (SINR). The two different designs—before the tradeoff and after the tradeoff (both are embodiments of the present invention) —will result in two different transmitter-receiver pairs that have the same performance level. Thus an embodiment of the present invention that uses a certain energy and bandwidth can be traded off with a new embodiment of the present invention that uses lesser bandwidth compared to the old design, also part of the present invention. Depending on the target details, interestingly the energy required for the new design, embodiment of the present invention, can be more or some times less compared to the old design, also part of present invention. In many applications such as in telecommunications, since the available bandwidth is at premium, such a tradeoff will result in releasing otherwise unavailable bandwidth at the expense of additional signal energy. The bandwidth so released can be used for other applications or to add additional telecommunications capacity. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1  shows a diagram of a system, apparatus, and/or method including a transmitter, a transmitter output filter, a receiver, a target, interference, noise, and a switch; 
       FIG. 2A  shows a prior art graph of a prior art transmitter signal versus time, wherein the transmitter signal is output from a transmitter, such as in  FIG. 1 ; 
       FIG. 2B  shows a prior art graph of a possible frequency spectrum of a known transmitter output filter, such as in  FIG. 1 ; 
       FIG. 3A  shows a graph of target transfer function magnitude response versus frequency; 
       FIG. 3B  shows a graph of target transfer function magnitude response versus frequency; 
       FIG. 3C  shows a graph of noise power spectrum versus frequency; 
       FIG. 3D  shows a graph of noise power spectrum versus frequency; 
       FIG. 4A  shows a graph of target transfer function magnitude response versus frequency; 
       FIG. 4B  shows graphs of three different noise power spectra marked  401 ,  402  and  403  versus frequency; 
       FIG. 4C  shows a graph of clutter power spectrum versus frequency; 
       FIG. 4D  shows graphs of three different transmitter threshold energy marked  411 ,  412  and  413  versus bandwidth for the three cases shown in  FIG. 4B ; 
       FIG. 4E  shows graphs of three different signal to inference plus noise ratio (SINR) marked  421 ,  422  and  324  versus bandwidth for the three cases shown in  FIG. 4B ; 
       FIG. 5A  shows graphs of three different target transfer function magnitude responses marked  501 ,  502  and  503  versus frequency; 
       FIG. 5B  shows graphs of noise power spectrum versus frequency; 
       FIG. 5C  shows a graph of clutter power spectrum versus frequency; 
       FIG. 5D  shows graph of transmitter threshold energy versus bandwidth for the case shown in  FIGS. 5B-5C . 
       FIG. 5E  shows graphs of three different signal to inference plus noise ratio (SINR) marked  511 ,  512  and  513  versus bandwidth for the three cases shown in  FIG. 5A ; 
       FIG. 6A  shows a graph of signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) versus energy for a resonant target  501  (solid line) shown in  FIG. 5A ; 
       FIG. 6B  shows a graph of signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) versus energy for a low pass target  502  (dashed line) shown in  FIG. 5A ; 
       FIG. 6C  shows a graph of signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) versus energy for a flat target  503  (dotted line) shown in  FIG. 5A ; 
       FIG. 7A  shows a graph of signal to interference plus noise ratio versus energy and the Bandwidth-Energy tradeoff design for the flat target  503  (dotted line) shown in  FIG. 5A ; 
       FIG. 7B  shows a graph of signal to interference plus noise ratio versus energy and the Bandwidth-Energy tradeoff design for the resonant target  501  (solid line) shown in  FIG. 5A ; 
       FIG. 8A  shows a graph of the magnitude response of the transform of the transmitter signal versus frequency corresponding to the design point A in  FIG. 7A  (or  FIG. 7B ); 
       FIG. 8B  shows a graph of the magnitude response of the transform of the transmitter signal versus frequency corresponding to the design point B in  FIG. 7A  (or  FIG. 7B ); 
       FIG. 8C  shows a graph of the magnitude response of the transform of the transmitter signal versus frequency corresponding to the design point C in  FIG. 7A ; and 
       FIG. 8D  shows a graph of the magnitude response of the transform of the transmitter signal versus frequency corresponding to the design point C in  FIG. 7B . 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1  shows a diagram of a system, apparatus, and/or method  1 , including a transmitter  10 , a transmitter output filter  12 , a target  14 , interference  16 , noise  18 , a summation block  20 , receiver  22 , and a switch  24 . The present invention, in one or more embodiments, provides a new method and an apparatus, by selecting a particular transmit signal, to be output from the transmitter  10 , and a type of receiver or receiver transfer function for receiver  22  in accordance with criteria to be discussed below. 
   The transmitter  10  transmits an output signal f(t) at its output  10   a  and supplies this signal to the transmitter output filter  12 . As remarked earlier, for design purposes, the transmitter output filter  12  can be lumped together with the target transfer function as well as with the interference spectrum. The transmit signal f(t) passes through the airwaves and interacts with a target  14  and interference  16 . The target-modified as well as the clutter-modified (or interference modified) versions of the transmit signal f(t) are supplied to the summation block  20  along with receiver noise  18 . The summation block  20  may simply be used for description purposes to indicate that the target modified, clutter modified, and noise signals combine together. A combination signal is supplied to receiver  22  at its input  22   a . The receiver  22  applies a transfer function H(ω) (which will be determined and/or selected by criteria of an embodiment of the present invention such as in equation (13), or as described below)-and a modified combination signal is provided at a receiver output  22   b . The output is accessed at time t=t o  by use of a switch  24 . 
     FIG. 2A  shows a prior art graph of a prior art transmitter output signal f(t) versus time. The signal used here is arbitrary for illustration purpose only. 
     FIG. 2B  shows a prior art graph of a frequency spectrum of the transmitter output filter  12  of  FIG. 1 . 
     FIG. 3A  shows a typical graph of a target transfer function magnitude response for target  14  versus frequency; target as appearing in equations (3)-(14). 
     FIG. 3B  shows a typical graph of target transfer function magnitude response for target  14  versus frequency; target as appearing in equations (3)-(14). 
     FIG. 3C  shows a graph of noise power spectrum versus frequency; as in right side of equation (27). 
     FIG. 3D  shows a graph of noise power spectrum versus frequency; as in right side of equation (27). 
     FIG. 4A  shows a graph of target transfer function magnitude response versus frequency, target as appearing in equations (14)-(21). 
     FIG. 4B  shows a graph of three different noise power spectra labeled  401 ,  402  and  403  versus frequency as appearing in equations (14)-(27). 
     FIG. 4C  shows a graph of clutter power spectrum versus frequency as appearing in equations (14)-(27). 
     FIG. 4D  shows graphs of transmitter threshold energy labeled  411 ,  412  and  413  versus bandwidth using equation (34) or (36) for the three cases in  FIG. 4B . 
     FIG. 4E  shows a graph of signal to inference plus noise ratio labeled  421 ,  422  and  423  versus bandwidth using equation (43) for the three cases in  FIG. 4B . 
     FIG. 5A  shows graphs of three different target transfer function magnitude responses labeled  501 ,  502  and  503  versus frequency, target as appearing in equations (14)-(21). 
     FIG. 5B  shows a graph of noise power spectrum versus frequency as appearing in equations (14)-(27)). 
     FIG. 5C  shows a graph of clutter power spectrum versus frequency as appearing in equations (14)-(27). 
     FIG. 5D  shows a graph of transmitter threshold energy versus bandwidth using equation (34) or (36) for the situation shown in  FIGS. 5B-5C . 
     FIG. 5E  shows graphs of signal to inference plus noise ratio labeled  511 ,  512  and  513  versus bandwidth using equation (43) for the three cases  501 ,  502  and  503  in  FIG. 5A . 
     FIG. 6A  shows a graph of signal to interference plus noise ratio versus energy for a resonant target  501  shown in  FIG. 5A  (solid line) using equations (36) and (43). 
     FIG. 6B  shows a graph of signal to interference plus noise ratio versus energy for a low pass target  502  shown in  FIG. 5A  (dashed line) using equations (36) and (43). 
     FIG. 6C  shows a graph of signal to interference plus noise ratio versus energy for a flat target  503  shown in  FIG. 5A  (dotted line) using equations (36) and (43). 
     FIG. 7A  shows a graph of signal to interference plus noise ratio versus energy; generated using equations (39)-, (43) and (49) for the flat target  503  (dotted line) shown in  FIG. 5A . 
     FIG. 7B  shows a graph of signal to interference plus noise ratio versus energy; generated using equations (39)-(43) and (49) for the resonant target  501  (solid line) shown in  FIG. 5A . 
     FIG. 8A  shows a graph of the magnitude of the transform of a transmitter signal versus frequency corresponding to the design point A in  FIG. 7A  (or  FIG. 7B ) generated using equation (44). 
     FIG. 8B  shows a graph of a magnitude of a transform of a transmitter signal versus frequency corresponding to the design point B in  FIG. 7A  (or  FIG. 7B ) generated using equation (44). 
     FIG. 8C  shows a graph of a magnitude of a transform of a transmitter signal versus frequency corresponding to the design point C in  FIG. 7A  generated using an equation (37) for a third energy condition. 
     FIG. 8D  shows a graph of a magnitude of a transform of a transmitter signal versus frequency corresponding to the design point C in  FIG. 7B  generated using equation (37) for a third energy condition. 
   Define Ω +  to represent the frequencies over which |F(ω)| 2  in equation (21) is strictly positive, and let Ω o  represent the complement of Ω + . In general the set Ω +  is a function of the noise and target spectral characteristics as well as the bandwidth constraints. 
   The optimization problem in equations (14)-(15) can be restated in terms of Ω +  as follows: Given Q(ω), G c (ω), G n (ω) and the transmit energy E, how to partition the frequency axis into an “operating band” Ω +  and a “no show” band Ω o  so that SINR max  in equation (14) is maximized. In general maximization of SINR max  over Ω +  is a highly nonlinear optimization problem for arbitrary Q(ω), G c (ω) and G n (ω) and it has been dealt with successfully in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/623,965, which is incorporated herein by reference. 
   In what follows a new approach to this problem is presented where instead of focusing on global SINR maximization, the total interference spectrum in equation (5) is first whitened, and then in a subsequent step the resulting SINR is maximized by using the appropriate matched filter receiver. 
   An Embodiment of the Present Invention—Whitening Approach 
   Suppose the total interference spectrum G i (ω) in equation (5) can be made equal to a suitable constant σ o   2  over the desired frequency band through the transmit waveform design, then the problem reduces to the classical situation of a signal in white (flat) noise, in which case an ordinary matched filter receiver is optimum (see A. Papoulis, S. U. Pillai,  Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes , referred to earlier). To analyze, whether it is indeed possible to realize this goal, let
 
 G   I (ω)= G   c (ω)| F (ω)| 2   +G   n (ω)=σ o   2    (22)
 
then from equation (22)
 
                            F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     =         σ   o   2     -       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )             G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )           ,           (   23   )               
and it represents the desired transmit waveform transform. From equations (22)-(23), the new role of the transmit signal is mainly to compress and reshape G c (ω) together with G n (ω) so that the interference plus noise spectra characteristic at  22   a  becomes flat in frequency. In that case, the receiver  22  observes an incoming signal s(t) as in equation (3) that is buried in “white noise”. As a result, using equation (22) in equation (11) we get
 
   
     
       
         
           
             
               
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   From equation (25), equality is achieved there if the receiver transform, for receiver  22 , satisfies
 
 H   opt (ω)= S *(ω) e   −jω     o     t   =Q * (ω) F *(ω) e   −jω     o     t ,   (26)
 
and it represents the standard matched filter optimum receiver structure in this case. Observe that |F(ω)| 2  in equation (23) must be nonnegative and this puts restrictions on the constant σ o   2  there.
 
   In particular, from equation (23) the constant σ o   2  must satisfy
 
σ o   2   ≧G   n (ω)   (27)
 
over the operating frequency band Ω +  to satisfy |F(ω) 2 ≧0. As shown in  FIG. 3C ,  FIG. 3D , one approach in this situation is to make use of the “desired frequency band” of interest B 1  that is usually suggested by the target response Q(ω) (and the transmitter output filter  12 ) to determine the operating band Ω + (B 1 ). The desired band B 1  can represent a fraction of the total available bandwidth, or the whole bandwidth itself. The procedure for determining Ω + (B 1 ) is illustrated in  FIGS. 3A-3C  and  FIGS. 3B-3D  for two different noise situations. In  FIGS. 3A-3D , the frequency band B 1  represents the desired band, and because of the nature of the noise and clutter spectra, it may be necessary to operate on a larger region Ω + (B 1 ) in the frequency domain. Thus the desired band B 1  is contained always within the operating band Ω + (B 1 ). To determine Ω + , using equation (27) we project the band B 1  onto the spectrum G n (ω) and draw a horizontal line corresponding to
 
                   σ     B   1     2     =       max     ω   ∈     B   1         ⁢       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )                 (   28   )               
as shown there. Define Ω + (B 1 ) to represent the frequency region where
 
                   ω   ∈           Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )       ⁢     :     ⁢       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )         ≤     σ     B   1     2         =       max     ω   ∈     B   1         ⁢         G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )       .               (   29   )               
Thus, the noise spectra over the desired frequency band Ω + (B 1 ) is also bounded by the constant in equation (28). This procedure can give rise to two situations as shown in  FIG. 3C  and  FIG. 3D . In  FIGS. 3A ,  3 C, the operating band Ω(B 1 ) coincides with the desired band B 1  as shown in  FIG. 3C , whereas in  FIGS. 3B ,  3 D, the desired band B 1  is a subset of Ω + (B 1 ) as seen from  FIG. 3D .
 
   In terms of Ω + (B 1 ), we get the desired transmitter waveform transform to be 
                          F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     =     {                   σ     B   1     2     -       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )             G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ,           ω   ∈       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )                   0   ,         otherwise         ,               (   30   )               
where σ B     1     2  is given in equation (28). The energy constraint in equation (1) when applied to equation (30) gives
 
                 E   =         1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢              F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢     ⅆ   ω           =           σ     B   1     2       2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢       1       G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω           -       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢           G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢       ⅆ   ω     .                       (   31   )               
From equation (31), for a given energy E and bandwidth B 1 , we also obtain
 
                     σ   o   2     ⁡     (   E   )       =         E   +       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢           G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω                 1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢       1       G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω             .             (   32   )               
Since σ o   2 (E) in equation (32) must exceed the constant in equation (28), this gives rise to the energy constraint
 E≧E min    (33) 
where from equations (28) and (31)
 
                   E   min     =           (       max     ω   ∈     B   1         ⁢       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )         )     ⁢     1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢       1       G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω           -       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢           G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω             =     E   1               (   34   )               
represents the minimum threshold energy that must be available at the transmitter  10  to operate at bandwidth B 1 , and this energy requirement is characteristic to this design approach. Interestingly, substituting equation (34) into equation (32) and comparing with equation (28) we also obtain
 
   
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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   In other words, the minimum value for the constant σ o   2  with minimum energy E 1  is the same as that corresponding to bandwidth B 1 . For a given transmitter energy E, knowing Ω − (B 1 ), one can compute σ o   2  with the help of equation (32) over that region, and examine whether σ o   2  so obtained satisfies the equation (29). If not, the transmitter energy E is insufficient to maintain the operating band Ω + (B 1 ) given in equation (29), and either E must be increased, or Ω + (B 1 ) must be decreased (by decreasing B 1 ) so that equation (28) is satisfied. Thus for a given desired band B 1  (or an operating band Ω + (B 1 )), there exists a minimum transmitter threshold energy E 1 , below which it is impossible to maintain |F(ω)| 2 &gt;0 over that entire operating band. 
   Threshold Energy 
   Proceeding as in equation (34), in general, we obtain the minimum transmitter threshold energy for desired bandwidth B i  to be the following 
                   E   i     =           1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢     (       max     ω   ∈     B   i         ⁢       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )         )     ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   i     )         ⁢       1       G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω           -       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   i     )         ⁢           G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω             &gt;   0.             (   36   )               
With E≧E 1 , we have σ o   2 (E) in equation (32) satisfies equation (27) and the SINR max  in equation (25) can be readily computed. From equation (23), the transmit waveform transform in this case is given by (see also equation (30) that represents the transmit waveform associated with the minimum threshold energy)
 
                          F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     =     {                     σ   o   2     ⁡     (   E   )       -       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )             G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ,           ω   ∈       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )                   0   ,         otherwise         ,               (   37   )               
and using this in equation (25)
 
                         SINR   max     =       ⁢       1     2   ⁢       πσ   o   2     ⁡     (   E   )           ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢              S   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢     ⅆ   ω                       =       ⁢       1     2   ⁢       πσ   o   2     ⁡     (   E   )           ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢              Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢            F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢     ⅆ   ω                       =       ⁢       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢       (     1   -         G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           σ   o   2     ⁡     (   E   )           )     ⁢              Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2         G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω                       =       ⁢         1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢                Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2         G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω           -                     ⁢       1     2   ⁢       πσ   o   2     ⁡     (   E   )           ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢                  Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )             G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω                       =       ⁢         1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢                Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2         G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω           -                     ⁢         1   2     ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢                  Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )             G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω     ⁢     1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢       1       G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω                 E   +       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢           G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω                           =       ⁢       a   1     -       c   1       E   +     b   1                         (   38   )               
where the constants a 1 , b 1  and c 1  are given by substituting i=1 in
 
                     a   i     =       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   i     )         ⁢                Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2         G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω             ,           (   39   )                   b   i     =       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   i     )         ⁢           G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω             ,     
     ⁢   and           (   40   )                 c   i     =       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   i     )         ⁢                  Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     ⁢       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )             G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢       ⅆ   ω     ·     1     2   ⁢   π         ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   i     )         ⁢       1       G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢       ⅆ   ω     .                       (   41   )               
From equations (38)-(41) in general for bandwidth B i  and energy E&gt;E i .
 
                   SINR   ⁡     (     E   ,     B   i       )       =       SINR   max     =       a   i     -       c   i       E   +     b   i                     (   42   )               
represents the maximum realizable SINR using this approach for a given bandwidth B i  and transmitter energy E that exceeds E min =E i  in equation (36). In particular, the maximum SINR realizable, using minimum energy is given by equation (42) with E replaced by E min =E i  in (36). This gives
 
   
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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   Equation (43) represents the performance level for bandwidth B i  using its minimum threshold energy E i , and equation (42) represents the performance level for the same bandwidth using energy E that exceeds the minimum threshold energy. From equation (30), we also obtain the transmit signal transform corresponding to energy E i  to be 
                          F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     =     {                   (       max     ω   ∈     B   i         ⁢       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )         )     -       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )             G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ,           ω   ∈       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   i     )                   0   ,           ω   ∈     Ω   o             ,               (   44   )               
where Ω o  represents the complement of the frequency region Ω + (B i ).
 
   To summarize, to maintain a given desired band B i , there exists an operating band Ω + (B i )≧B i  over which the transmit waveform transform |F(ω)| 2 &gt;0 and to guarantee this, the transmit energy must be at least equal to a minimum threshold value E i  given by equation (36). 
     FIGS. 4A-E  shows the transmitter threshold energy E in equation (36) and the corresponding SINR in equation (43) as a function of the desired bandwidth B 1  for a low pass target, flat clutter, and various noise spectra marked as  401 ,  402  and  403 , respectively, shown in  FIG. 4B . Target or Signal to noise ratio (SNR) is set at 0 dB, and the clutter to noise power ratio (CNR) is set at 20 dB in all cases shown here. The total noise power is normalized to unity. The desired bandwidth B 1  is normalized with respect to the maximum available bandwidth (e.g., carrier frequency). 
   In  FIGS. 4A-E , the target is low pass, and the clutter has a flat spectrum and for the brick-wall type high pass noise spectrum  401  (solid line) shown in  FIG. 4B , the required minimum energy threshold and the SINR generated using equations (36) and (43) reach a saturation value for small values of the bandwidth as shown by  411  and  421  (solid lines) in  FIGS. 4D-4E , respectively. In the case of the other two noise spectra given by  402  and  403  shown in  FIG. 4B , additional bandwidth is required to reach the maximum attainable SINR as seen from  412 ,  413  in  FIG. 4D and 422 ,  423  in  FIG. 4E . This is not surprising since for the high pass noise spectrum  401  (solid line), a significant portion of the target energy is concentrated around the noise free central (low pass) region. Hence once the transmit signal bandwidth covers the noise free region, it latches onto the target features resulting in maximum SINR at a lower bandwidth. 
     FIGS. 5A-E  show results for three different targets whose target transforms are labeled  501 ,  502  and  503 , in  FIG. 5A , and a new set of clutter and noise spectra. The transmitter threshold energy E in equation (36) plotted in  FIG. 5D , and the corresponding SINR in equation (43), as a function of the desired bandwidth B 1 , given by  511 ,  512  and  513  in  FIG. 5E  show similar performance details. Since the transmit design is independent of the target characteristics, the minimum threshold energy is the same for all these target situations ( FIG. 5D ). 
   As  FIG. 3D  shows, Ω + (B 1 ) can be comprised of multiple disjoint frequency bands whose complement Ω o  represents the “no show” region. Notice that the “no show” region Ω o  in the frequency domain in equation (44) for the transmit signal can be controlled by increasing the desired bandwidth B 1 . By increasing B 1 , these “no show” regions can be made narrower and this defines a minimum transmitter threshold energy E ∞  that allows Ω + (B 1 ) to be the entire available frequency axis. To determine E ∞ , let σ o   2 (∞) represent the maximum in equation (28) over the entire frequency axis. Thus 
                       σ   o   2     ⁡     (   ∞   )       =       max          ω        &lt;   ∞       ⁢       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           ,           (   45   )               
and let a ∞ , b ∞ , c ∞  refer to the constants a, b, c in equations (39)-(41) calculated with Ω + (B 1 ) representing the entire frequency axis. Then from equation (36)
 
                   E   ∞     =           (       max          ω        &lt;   ∞       ⁢       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )         )     ⁢     1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢       1       G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω           -       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       +   ∞       ⁢           G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω             &gt;   0             (   46   )               
represents the minimum transmit energy (threshold) required to avoid any partitioning in the frequency domain. With E ∞  as given by equation (46), we obtain SINR max  to be (use equation (43))
 
                     SINR   1     ⁡     (   ∞   )       =         a   ∞     -       c   ∞         E   ∞     +     b   ∞           &gt;   0             (   47   )               
and from equation (44)
 
                            F   ⁡     (   ω   )            2     =         (       max          ω        &lt;   ∞       ⁢       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )         )     -       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )             G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )           ,          ω        &lt;     ∞   .               (   48   )               
Clearly by further increasing the transmit energy in equation (47) beyond that in equation (46) we obtain
 
                     SINR   1     -&gt;     a   ∞       =       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫     -   ∞       -   ∞       ⁢                Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2         G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢       ⅆ   ω     .                   (   49   )               
It follows that to avoid any restrictions in the frequency domain for the transmit signal, the transmitter energy E must be at least equal to a minimum threshold value E ∞  given by equations (46) and (47), which represents the maximum realizable SINR in that case. By increasing E beyond E ∞ , the performance can be improved up to that in equation (49).
 
   In general from equation (36) for a given desired bandwidth B i , the transmit energy E must exceed its threshold value E i . With E&gt;E i  and σ o   2 (E) as in equation (32), the corresponding transmit signal transform is given by (see equation (37)) and clearly this signal is different from a minimum threshold energy transmit signal given by equation (44). From equation (38), the performance level SINR(E,B 1 ) corresponding to equation (37) with transmit energy exceeding the threshold energy is given by equation (42) (with B i =B 1 ), and the performance level that corresponds to equation (44) with transmit energy equal to the threshold energy is given by equation (43) (with B i =B 1 ). Thus with E&gt;E i , we have 
                   SINR   ⁡     (     E   ,     B   1       )       =         a   1     -       c   1       E   +     b   1           &gt;       SINR   ⁡     (     B   1     )       .               (   50   )               
From equation (50), for a given bandwidth B 1 , performance can be increased beyond that in equation (43) by increasing the transmit energy beyond its threshold value in equation (34) and the performance is upper bounded by a 1 . Hence it follows that SINR(B 1 ) represents the minimum performance level for bandwidth B 1  that is obtained by using the minimum threshold energy given in equation (34) for bandwidth B 1 . It is quite possible that this improved performance SINR(E,B 1 ) for bandwidth B 1  can be equal to the minimum performance level corresponding to a higher bandwidth B 2 &gt;B 1 . This gives rise to the concept of Energy-Bandwidth tradeoff at a certain performance level. Undoubtedly this is quite useful when bandwidth is at premium.
 
     FIGS. 5D-5E  exhibit the transmit threshold energy in equation (36) and the corresponding output SINR(B 1 ) in equation (43) as a function of the desired bandwidth B 1 . Combining these figures using equations (36) and (43), a SINR vs. transmit threshold energy plot can be generated as in  FIGS. 6A-C  for each of the target situations shown in  FIG. 5A . 
   For example,  FIGS. 6A-C  correspond to the three different target situations  501 ,  502  and  503  respectively considered in  FIGS. 5A-E  with clutter and noise spectra as shown there. Notice that each point on the SINR-Energy threshold curve for each target is associated with a specific desired bandwidth. Thus for bandwidth B 1 , the minimum threshold energy required is E 1  in equation (36), and the corresponding SINR equals SINR 1 (B 1 ) in equation (43). Let A represent the associated operating point in  FIGS. 6A-C . Note that the operating point A corresponding to a bandwidth B 1  has different threshold energies and different performance levels for different targets  501 ,  502  and  503  given in  FIG. 5A . From equation (48), each operating point generates a distinct transmit waveform. As the bandwidth increases, from equation (47), SINR→SINR 1 (∞). 
   Monotonic Property of SINR 
   The threshold energy and SINR associated with a higher bandwidth can be shown to be higher. To prove this, consider two desired bandwidths B 1  and B 2  with B 2 &gt;B 1 . Then from equation (35) we have 
                       σ   o   2     ⁡     (     E   2     )       =           max     ω   ∈     B   2         ⁢       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )         ≥       σ   o   2     ⁡     (     E   1     )         =       max     ω   ∈     B   1         ⁢       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )             ,           (   51   )               
and from  FIGS. 3A-D , the corresponding operating bandwidths Ω + (B 1 ) and Ω + (B 2 ) satisfy
 Ω − ( B   2 )≧Ω + ( B   1 )   (52) 
From equation (36), the minimum threshold energies are given by
 
                     E   i     =       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   i     )         ⁢       (         σ   o   2     ⁡     (     E   i     )       -       G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )         )     ⁢     1       G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω             ,     i   =   1     ,   2           (   53   )               
and substituting equations (51) and (52) into equation (53) we get
 E 2 &gt;E 1    (54) 
Also from equation (38), the performance levels at threshold energy SINR(B i ) equals
 
                   SINR   ⁡     (     B   i     )       =       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   i     )         ⁢       (     1   -         G   n     ⁡     (   ω   )           σ   o   2     ⁡     (     E   i     )           )     ⁢              Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2         G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω                   (   55   )               
and an argument similar to equations (51)-(52) gives
 SINR( B   2 )≧SINR( B   1 )   (56) 
for B 2 &gt;B 1 . Thus as FIGS.  5 A-E— FIGS. 6A-C  show, SINR(B i ) is a monotonically non decreasing function of both bandwidth and energy.  FIG. 7A  illustrates this SINR-energy relation for the target  503  with flat spectrum (dotted line) shown in  FIG. 5A  and  FIG. 7B  illustrates this SINR-energy relation for the resonant target  501  (solid line with sharp spikes) shown in  FIG. 5A . In  FIG. 7A  and  FIG. 7B , the solid curve represents SINR(B 1 ) in equation (43) and the two operating points A and B are associated with bandwidths B 1  and B 2 , threshold energies E 1  and E 2 , and performance levels SINR(B 1 ) and SINR(B 2 ) respectively. Since
   B   2   &gt;B   1     E   2   ≧E   1  and SINR( B   2 )≧SINR( B   1 ).   (57) 
The distinct transmit waveforms |F 1 (ω)| 2  and |F 2 (ω)| 2  associated with the operating points A and B for  FIG. 7A  are given by equation (44) with i=1,2 there, and they are shown in  FIGS. 8A and 8B  respectively. Notice that the waveform for the operating point A in  FIG. 7B  coincides with that of operating point A in  FIG. 7A , and similarly for the operating point B in  FIG. 7B  coincides with that of operating point B in  FIG. 7A , since from equation (44), these waveforms depend only on the noise and clutter spectra which are the same in  FIGS. 5B-5C .
 
   Consider the operating point A associated with the desired bandwidth B 1 . If the transmit energy E is increased beyond the corresponding threshold value E 1  with bandwidth held constant at B 1 , the performance SINR 1 (E, B 1 ) increases beyond that at A since from equation (50) 
                   SINR   ⁡     (     E   ,     B   1       )       =           a   1     -       c   1       E   +     b   1           ≥       a   1     -       c   1         E   1     +     b   1             =     SINR   ⁡     (     B   1     )                 (   58   )               
and it is upper bounded by a 1 . Here a 1  corresponds to the SINR 1 (E, B 1 ) performance in equation (58) for bandwidth B 1  as the transmit energy E→∞ (similar to equation (49)). Note that a 1 , b 1  and c 1  are the constants in equations (39)-(41) with Ω + (B i ) replaced by Ω + (B 1 ). The dashed curves Aa 1  in  FIGS. 7A and 7B  represent SINR 1 (E, B 1 ) for various values of E. From equation (37), each point on the curve Aa 1  generates a new transmit waveform as well.
 
   Depending on the target characteristics, the dashed curves SINR 1 (E, B 1 ) may or may not cross over the performance (solid) curve SINR(B i ). This is illustrated in  FIG. 7A  and  FIG. 7B  for these two different situations. In  FIG. 7A , the dashed curve does not cross over the solid curve SINR(B i ), whereas in  FIG. 7B , the dashed curve crosses over the solid curve SINR(B i ). 
   In  FIGS. 7A-7B , assume that the saturation performance value a 1  for bandwidth B 1  satisfies
 
 a   1 ≧SINR( B   2 ),   (59)
 
i.e., the maximum performance level for bandwidth B 1  (obtained with E→∞) is greater than or equal to the performance level associated with the operating point B with a higher bandwidth B 2  and a higher threshold energy E 2 . In  FIGS. 7A and 7B , a horizontal line is drawn through B to intersect the curve Aa 1  at C, and a perpendicular is dropped at C to intersect the x-axis at E 3 . From equation (58) with E=E 3  by construction we get,
 
SINR( E   3   , B   1 )=SINR( B   2 ).   (60)
 
Thus the operating point C on the curve Aa 1  is associated with energy E 3 , lower bandwidth B 1  and corresponds to a performance level of SINR 1 (B 2 ) associated with a higher bandwidth. Notice that in  FIG. 7A  we have
 
E 3 &gt;E 2 &gt;E 1 , and B 1 &lt;B 2    (61)
 
and in  FIG. 7B 
 
E 2 &gt;E 3 &gt;E 1 , and B 1 &lt;B 2 .   (62)
 
In other words, by increasing the transmit energy from E 1  to E 3  while holding the bandwidth constant at B 1 , the performance equivalent to a higher bandwidth B 2  can be realized in both situations provided B 2  satisfies equation (59). As a result, energy-bandwidth tradeoff is possible within reasonable limits. Observe that E 3  is always higher than E 1 , however it may be higher or lower than E 2 , the minimum threshold energy corresponding to bandwidth B 2  depending on the situation at hand. The transmit waveform |F 3 (ω)| 2  associated with the operating point C is obtained using equation (37) by replacing E with E 3  and it is illustrated in  FIG. 8C  for the situation in  FIG. 7A  and in  FIG. 8D  for the situation in  FIG. 7B . In a similar manner, the waveforms corresponding to the operating points A and B in  FIG. 7A  can be obtained using equation (44) by replacing the energy-bandwidth pair (E i ,B i ) there with (E 1 ,B 1 ) and (E 2 ,B 2 ) respectively. These waveforms are shown in  FIG. 8A  and  FIG. 8B  respectively. Notice that since the clutter and noise spectra are the same in both  FIG. 7A  and  FIG. 7B , the waveform corresponding to points A and B in  FIG. 7B  also are given by those in  FIG. 8A  and  FIG. 8B . A comparison with  FIGS. 8A and 8B  show that the waveforms at C in  FIG. 8C  and  FIG. 8D  are different from those associated with operating points A and B. Since E 3  is different in  FIG. 7A  and  FIG. 7B , the waveforms in  FIG. 8C  and  FIG. 8D  are also different.
 
   It is important to note that although the transmit waveform design |F 3 (ω)| 2  and |F 1 (ω)| 2  correspond to the same bandwidth (with different energies E 3  and E 1 ), one is not a scaled version of the other. Changing transmit energy from E 1  to E 3  ends up in a new waveform |F 3 (ω)| 2  that maintains a performance level associated with a larger bandwidth B 2 . Finally, to obtain the transmit waveforms in time domain an appropriate phase function can be used to the magnitude transforms so obtained, prior to their inverse Fourier transform operation. These phase functions can be used to make the transmit waveforms causal in which case a minimum phase transmit waveform can be generated. The phase functions can also be selected so as to retain chirp signal like properties for the transmit signal. 
   The question of how much bandwidth tradeoff can be achieved at an operating point is an interesting one. From the above argument, an equality condition in equation (59) gives the upper bound on how much effective bandwidth increment can be achieved by increasing the transmit energy. Notice that for an operating point A, the desired bandwidth B 1  gives the operating bandwidth Ω + (B 1 ) and from the equation (42) with i=1 the performance limit (as E→∞) 
                   a   1     =       1     2   ⁢   π       ⁢       ∫       Ω   +     ⁡     (     B   1     )         ⁢                Q   ⁡     (   ω   )            2         G   c     ⁡     (   ω   )         ⁢     ⅆ   ω                   (   63   )               
for bandwidth B 1  can be computed. Assume B 2 &gt;B 1 , and from equation (43) using B i =B 2 , SINR 1 (B 2 ) the minimum performance at B 2  also can be computed, and for maximum bandwidth swapping the nonlinear equation
   a   1 =SINR 1 ( B   2 )   (64) 
must be solved for B 2 . Then
 Δ B ( B   1 )= B   2   −B   1    (65) 
represents the maximum bandwidth enhancement that can be realized at B 1 .
 
   Although the invention has been described by reference to particular illustrative embodiments thereof, many changes and modifications of the invention may become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is therefore intended to include within this patent all such changes and modifications as may reasonably and properly be included within the scope of the present invention&#39;s contribution to the art.