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A new iterative low complexity algorithm has been presented for computing the Walsh-Hadamard transform (WHT) of an $N$ dimensional signal with a $K$-sparse WHT, where $N$ is a power of two and $K = O(N^\alpha)$, scales sub-linearly in $N$…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-05-08 Robin Scheibler , Saeid Haghighatshoar , Martin Vetterli

In modern 5G user equipments (UEs), the power amplifier (PA) contributes significantly to power consumption during uplink transmissions, especially in cell-edge scenarios. While reducing power backoff can enhance PA efficiency, it…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-19 Daniel Schäufele , Jochen Fink , Renato L. G. Cavalcante , Sławomir Stańczak

Large array systems use a massive number of antenna elements and clever precoder designs to achieve an array gain at the user location. These precoders require linear front-ends, and more specifically linear power amplifiers (PAs), to avoid…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-13 François Rottenberg , Gilles Callebaut , Liesbet Van der Perre

Power amplifiers (PA) are essential for microwavecontrolled trapped-ion and semiconductor spin based quantum computers (QC). They adjust the power level of the control signal and therefore the processing time of the QC. Their nonlinearities…

Compared to traditional electrodynamic loudspeakers, the parametric array loudspeaker (PAL) offers exceptional directivity for audio applications but suffers from significant nonlinear distortions due to its inherent intricate demodulation…

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Nonlinearity of power amplifier is one of the major limitations to the achievable capacity in wireless transmission systems. Nonlinear impairments are determined by the nonlinear distortions of the power amplifier and modulator…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-09 Xin Hu , Zhijun Liu , You Li , Lexi Xu , Sun Zhang , Qinlong Li , Jia Hu , Wenhua Chen , Weidong Wang , Mohamed Helaoui , Fadhel M. Ghannouchi

Network-controlled repeaters (NCRs) are a low-cost means to extend coverage and strengthen macro diversity in wireless networks. They operate in real time by amplifying and re-transmitting the incoming signal with only hardware-level…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-16 Özlem Tuğfe Demir , Emil Björnson

The primary source of nonlinear distortion in wireless transmitters is the power amplifier (PA). Conventional digital predistortion (DPD) schemes use high-order polynomials to accurately approximate and compensate for the nonlinearity of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-01-19 Miao Yao , Munawwar Sohul , Randall Nealy , Vuk Marojevic , Jeffrey Reed

The purpose of this article is to investigate the viability of Multi-Carrier Modulation (MCM) systems based on the Fast Walsh Hadamard Transform (FWHT). In addition, a nonlinear Joint Low-Complexity Optimized Zero Forcing Successive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Khaled Ramadan

M-MIMO is one of the crucial technologies for increasing spectral and energy efficiency of wireless networks. Most of the current works assume that M-MIMO arrays are equipped with a linear front end. However, ongoing efforts to make…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-20 Marcin Hoffmann , Paweł Kryszkiewicz

In this paper, we propose a novel behavior model for wideband PAs using a real-valued time-delay convolutional neural network (RVTDCNN). The input data of the model are sorted and arranged as the graph composed of the in-phase and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-21 Xin Hu , Zhijun Liu , Xiaofei Yu , Yulong Zhao , Wenhua Chen , Biao Hu , Xuekun Du , Xiang Li , Mohamed Helaoui , Weidong Wang , Fadhel M. Ghannouchi

In this paper, we propose a novel layer based on fast Walsh-Hadamard transform (WHT) and smooth-thresholding to replace $1\times 1$ convolution layers in deep neural networks. In the WHT domain, we denoise the transform domain coefficients…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-11-02 Hongyi Pan , Diaa Dabawi , Ahmet Enis Cetin

Nonlinear distortion of an OFDM signal is a serious problem when it comes to energy-efficient Power Amplifier(PA) utilization. Typically, Peak-to-Average Power Ratio(PAPR) reduction algorithms and digital predistortion algorithms are used…

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Convolution has been the core operation of modern deep neural networks. It is well-known that convolutions can be implemented in the Fourier Transform domain. In this paper, we propose to use binary block Walsh-Hadamard transform (WHT)…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-01-31 Hongyi Pan , Diaa Badawi , Ahmet Enis Cetin

Training deep neural networks (DNNs) in large-cluster computing environments is increasingly necessary, as networks grow in size and complexity. Local memory and processing limitations require robust data and model parallelism for crossing…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-06-08 Russell J. Hewett , Thomas J. Grady

This paper investigates the joint optimization of power allocation and antenna activation in sparse extremely large aperture array systems operating under power amplifier non-linearities. We first derive an analytical expression for the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-22 Özlem Tuğfe Demir , Alva Kosasih

Telecommunication networks make extensive use of power amplifiers to broaden the coverage from transmitter to receiver. Achieving high power efficiency is challenging and comes at a price: the wanted linear performance is degraded due to…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-04-23 Maarten Schoukens , Jules Hammenecker , Adam Cooman

Automatic differentiation through digital signal processing algorithms for virtual analogue modelling has recently gained popularity. These algorithms are typically more computationally efficient than black-box neural networks that rely on…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-16 Chin-Yun Yu , György Fazekas

Real-world wireless transmitter front-ends exhibit certain nonlinear behavior, e.g., signal clipping by a Power Amplifier (PA). Although many resource allocation solutions do not consider this for simplicity, it leads to inaccurate results…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-05 Siddarth Marwaha , Pawel Kryszkiewicz , Eduard Jorswieck

Digital Predistortion (DPD) is a popular technique to enhance signal quality in wideband RF power amplifiers (PAs). With increasing bandwidth and data rates, DPD faces significant energy consumption challenges during deployment, contrasting…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-26 Yizhuo Wu , Yi Zhu , Kun Qian , Qinyu Chen , Anding Zhu , John Gajadharsing , Leo C. N. de Vreede , Chang Gao