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Sequences with low/zero ambiguity zone (LAZ/ZAZ) properties are useful in modern communication and radar systems operating over mobile environments. This paper first presents a new family of ZAZ sequence sets motivated by the ``modulating''…

Sequences with excellent ambiguity functions are very useful in radar detection and modern mobile communications. Doppler resilient complementary sequence (DRCS) is a new type of sequence proposed recently, which can achieve lower ambiguity…

This paper focuses on designing Doppler-resilient sequences with low local Ambiguity Function (AF) sidelobes, subject to certain spectral and Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR) constraints. To achieve this, we propose two…

Pilot sequence design over doubly selective channels (DSC) is challenging due to the variations in both the time- and frequency-domains. Against this background, the contribution of this paper is twofold: Firstly, we investigate the optimal…

Sequences exhibiting favorable ambiguity function characteristics play a critical role in radar detection systems and modern mobile communication applications. As a newly developed sequence family, Doppler resilient complementary sequence…

Waveforms with ideal ambiguity functions are fundamental to integrated sensing and communication, to active sensing (radar), and to uplink multiple access. We describe a general method of constructing waveforms using the discrete Zak…

In active sensing systems, waveforms with ambiguity functions (AFs) of low peak sidelobe levels (PSLs) across a time delay and Doppler frequency shift plane (delay-Doppler plane) of interest are desirable for reducing false alarms.…

Zak-OTFS is modulation scheme where signals are formed in the delay-Doppler (DD) domain, converted to the time domain (DD) for transmission and reception, then returned to the DD domain for processing. We describe how to use the same…

The ability of a radar to discriminate in both range and Doppler velocity is completely characterized by the ambiguity function (AF) of its transmit waveform. Mathematically, it is obtained by correlating the waveform with its…

Low Ambiguity Zone (LAZ) sequences play a pivotal role in modern integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. Recently, Wang \textit{et al.} [arXiv:2501.11313] proposed a definition of locally perfect nonlinear functions (LPNFs) and…

Ultra-high-resolution target sensing has emerged as a key enabler for various cutting-edge applications, which can be realized by utilizing the millimeter wave/terahertz frequencies. However, the extremely high operating frequency…

This paper presents generalized Arlery-Tan-Rabaste-Levenshtein lower bounds on the maximum aperiodic ambiguity function (AF) magnitude of unimodular sequences under certain delay-Doppler low ambiguity zones (LAZ). Our core idea is to…

Identification of time-varying linear systems, which introduce both time-shifts (delays) and frequency-shifts (Doppler-shifts), is a central task in many engineering applications. This paper studies the problem of identification of…

Low ambiguity zone (LAZ) sequences play a crucial role in modern integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. In this paper, we introduce a novel class of functions known as locally perfect nonlinear functions (LPNFs). By utilizing…

The industrial point of view towards integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), the preference is to leverage existing resources and fifth-generation (5G) infrastructure to minimize deployment costs and complexity. In this context, we…

Frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar with inter-chirp coding produces high side-lobes in the Doppler and range dimensions of the radar's ambiguity function. The high side-lobes may cause miss-detection due to masking between…

Pulse Doppler radars suffer from range-Doppler ambiguity that translates into a trade-off between maximal unambiguous range and velocity. Several techniques, like the multiple PRFs (MPRF) method, have been proposed to mitigate this problem.…

Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation is anticipated to be a promising candidate for supporting integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) systems, which is considered as a pivotal technique for realizing next generation…

We communicate over wireless channels by first estimating and then equalizing the effective channel. In Zak-OTFS (orthogonal time frequency space) modulation the carrier waveform is a pulse in the delay-Doppler (DD) domain, formally a…

This paper provides a fundamental characterization of the discrete ambiguity functions (AFs) of random communication waveforms under arbitrary orthonormal modulation with random constellation symbols, which serve as a key metric for…