@phdthesis{Fleischmann2022, author = {Fleischmann, Manfred}, title = {A novel technique to improve the spurious-free dynamic range of digital spectrum monitoring receivers}, doi = {10.26127/BTUOpen-5898}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:co1-opus4-58984}, school = {BTU Cottbus - Senftenberg}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This dissertation presents a novel technique for enhancing the spurious-free dynamic range of radio monitoring receivers with a bandwidth of several gigahertz. The improvement is based on suppressing the discrete spurious signals that occur at higher drive levels in the output spectrum of the required broadband analog-to-digital converter. The achievable improvement of the spurious-free dynamic range is typically more than 20 dB, allowing better, gap-free monitoring of wide frequency ranges. The attenuation of the spurious signals is achieved by a unique combination of two separate analog-to-digital converters working in parallel and subsequent digital signal processing. The developed solution is not limited to broadband radio monitoring receivers but can generally suppress certain types of spurious signals generated during analog-to-digital conversion.}, subject = {Broadband receiver; Spurious signals; Analog-to-digital converter; Spurious-free dynamic range; Digital signal processing; Breitbandempf{\"a}nger; St{\"o}rsignale; Analog-digital-Wandler; St{\"o}rungsfreier Dynamikbereich; Digitale Signalverarbeitung; Analog-Digital-Umsetzer; Breitbandempf{\"a}nger; Digitale Signalverarbeitung; St{\"o}rsignal}, language = {en} }