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A superconducting time-variant filtering system.

Description of a laboratory test facility for studying the tracking capabilities of a superconducting time-varying filter system. An RF signal from an antenna is amplified and fed to a mixer; the IF signal modulates an optical diode, and the emitted light is directed through an optical system onto a high-purity high-resistance semiconductor terminating a quarter-wavelength stub in a lead-plated superconducting cavity. The resulting perturbation in the cavity resonant frequency is proportional to the signal modulation present in the light beam. The narrow-band superconducting cavity is thereby acting as a time-variant filter that tracks the instantaneous signal modulation. SNR improvement on the order of 25 dB can be obtained due to the noise rejection characteristics of such a modulation tracking filter.

Arndt, G. D.↗

Advanced tracking and data relay experiment study: Multimode transponder experiment

A series of experiments utilizing a multimode transponder mounted in an aircraft working either through a spacecraft or directly with a ground station is studied. The purpose of the experiments is to determine the best modulation and encoding techniques for combating RFI and multipath propagation and to determine the characteristics of VHF and UHF RFI in discreet bands. The experiments would also determine the feasibility and accuracy of range and range rate measurements with the various modulation and encoding techniques.

Cnossen, R. S.↗