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Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) has emerged as a promising integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) waveform due to its intrinsic chirp signalling nature. Nevertheless, practical AFDM-based ISAC still faces two key…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-27 Lingsheng Meng , Yong Liang Guan , Zilong Liu , Yirui Luo , Pingzhi Fan

In this white paper, we summarize for the benefit of the wider research community on wireless communications, the two key results that we shared with the attendees of the 2026 IEEE Communication Theory Workshop in Azores, Portugal, about…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-27 Hyeon Seok Rou , Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu

This paper investigates the design of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) waveforms for bistatic integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. In the considered framework, an ISAC transmitter jointly optimizes…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Ruolin Du , Zhiqiang Wei , Zai Yang , Ya-Feng Liu , Bingpeng Zhou , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng

Dual function radar communications (DFRC) systems are attractive technologies for autonomous vehicles, which utilize electromagnetic waves to constantly sense the environment while simultaneously communicating with neighbouring devices. An…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-15 Dingyou Ma , Nir Shlezinger , Tianyao Huang , Yimin Liu , Yonina C. Eldar

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) has recently emerged as a promising waveform for doubly-selective channles [1],[2], owing to its ability to fully exploit time-frequency diversity through appropriate tuning of the chirp-rate…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-19 Haojian Zhang , Jiayan Yang , Tingting Zhang , Xu Zhu , Qinyu Zhang

Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) is a promising technology for future wireless networks, enabling simultaneous communication and sensing using shared resources. This paper investigates the performance of full-duplex (FD)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-21 Ahsan Nazar , Zhambyl Shaikhanov , Sennur Ulukus

In integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), a distinguishing feature of 6G wireless networks, the main challenge lies in integrating the two distinct functions of sensing and communication within the same waveform. In this paper, the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-30 Henglin Pu , Zhu Han , Athina P. Petropulu , Husheng Li

This paper proposes a spectrum-efficient nonorthogonal affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) waveform for reliable high-mobility communications in the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) mobile systems. Our core idea is to introduce a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-24 Yu Zhang , Qin Yi , Leila Musavian , Tongyang Xu , Zilong Liu

Integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) is a critical enabler for emerging 6G applications, and at its core lies in the dual-functional waveform design. While orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) has been a popular basic…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-21 Zonghui Yang , Shijian Gao , Xiang Cheng , Liuqing Yang

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM), a promising multicarrier technique utilizing chirp signals, has been envisioned as an effective solution for high-mobility communication scenarios. In this paper, we develop a multiple-mode…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-18 Guangyao Liu , Tianqi Mao , Yanqun Tang , Jingjing Zhao , Zhenyu Xiao

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) has emerged as a promising modulation scheme for doubly selective channels, but its canonical continuous-time realization, referred to herein as piecewise continuous AFDM (PC-AFDM), has been…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-13 Yewen Cao , Yulin Shao

We propose a new waveform suitable for integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) systems facing doubly-dispersive (DD) channel conditions, as typically encountered in high mobility scenarios. Dubbed Affine Filter Bank Modulation (AFBM),…

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a headline feature for the forthcoming IMT-2030 and 6G releases, yet a concrete solution that fits within the established orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) family remains open.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-23 Hyeonho Noh , Hyeonsu Lyu , Moe Z. Win , Hyun Jong Yang

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is increasingly expected to operate under aggressive spectrum reuse, where co-channel orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) interference can be catastrophic for data recovery on the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-30 Henglin Pu , Ahmad Musallam , Husheng Li , Lajos Hanzo

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been defined as one goal for 6G mobile communication systems. In this context, this article introduces a bistatic ISAC system based on orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM). While…

The advancement to 6G calls for waveforms that transcend static robustness to achieve intelligent adaptability. Affine Frequency Division Multiplexing (AFDM), despite its strength in doubly-dispersive channels, has been confined by chirp…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-17 Yewen Cao , Yulin Shao

Terahertz (THz) communications are envisioned as a key technology of next-generation wireless systems due to its ultra-broad bandwidth. One step forward, THz integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system can realize both unprecedented…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-30 Yongzhi Wu , Filip Lemic , Chong Han , Zhi Chen

Conventional orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform design in integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) systems usually selects the channels with high-frequency responses to transmit communication data, which does not…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-27 Qinghui Lu , Zhen Du , Zenghui Zhang

Two signal multiplexing schemes for optical fiber communication are considered: Wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) and nonlinear frequency-division multiplexing (NFDM), based on the nonlinear Fourier transform (NFT). Achievable…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-04-24 Mansoor I. Yousefi , Xianhe Yangzhang

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has emerged as a pivotal technology for next-generation wireless communication and radar systems, enabling high-resolution sensing and high-throughput communication with shared spectrum and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-16 Henglin Pu , Xuefeng Wang , Ajay Kumar , Lu Su , Husheng Li