American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

November  2011, 5(4): 589-607. doi: 10.3934/amc.2011.5.589

The merit factor of binary arrays derived from the quadratic character

 1 Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada

Received  July 2010 Revised  July 2011 Published  November 2011

We calculate the asymptotic merit factor, under all cyclic rotations of rows and columns, of two families of binary two-dimensional arrays derived from the quadratic character. The arrays in these families have size $p\times q$, where $p$ and $q$ are not necessarily distinct odd primes, and can be considered as two-dimensional generalisations of a Legendre sequence. The asymptotic values of the merit factor of the two families are generally different, although the maximum asymptotic merit factor, taken over all cyclic rotations of rows and columns, equals $36/13$ for both families. These are the first non-trivial theoretical results for the asymptotic merit factor of families of truly two-dimensional binary arrays.
Citation: Kai-Uwe Schmidt. The merit factor of binary arrays derived from the quadratic character. Advances in Mathematics of Communications, 2011, 5 (4) : 589-607. doi: 10.3934/amc.2011.5.589
References:
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References:
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