Method and apparatus for reception and noncoherent serial correlation of

Abstract

A technique for modulating and demodulating continuous phase modulation (CPM) spread spectrum signals and variations thereof. A transmitter encodes M data bits using a selected spread spectrum code, divides the spread spectrum code into a plurality of chip codes (such as even chips and odd chips), independently modulates the even and odd chips with orthogonal carrier signals using CPM or a related technique, and superposes the plurality of resultants for transmission. A receiver receives the superposed spread spectrum signal and divides it into a real signal and an imaginary signal. The real signal is connected to a first correlator which divides its input into a real I signal and a real Q signal, serially correlates the real I signal with the odd chips of a chip code and the real Q signal with the even chips of the chip code, and combines the correlation signals into a real correlation signal. The imaginary signal is connected to a second correlator which divides its input into an imaginary I signal and an imaginary Q signal, serially correlates the imaginary I signal with the odd chips of the chip code and the imaginary Q signal with the inverse of the even chips of the chip code, and combines the correlation signals into an imaginary correlation signal. The real and imaginary correlation signals are combined into a unified correlation signal.