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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…

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This paper describes a gradient-descent based optimization algorithm for synthesizing Constant Envelope Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (CE-OFDM) waveforms with low Auto-Correlation Function (ACF) sidelobes in a specified region…

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This paper studies Flag sequences for low-complexity delay-Doppler estimation by exploiting their distinctive peak-curtain ambiguity functions (AFs). Unlike the existing Flag sequence designs that are limited to prime lengths and periodic…

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This paper proposes a novel low probability of intercept (LPI) waveform design approach for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)-based integrated sensing and communication systems by introducing artificial phase and Doppler…

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Extended ambiguity performance (EAP), which includes all grating lobes and side peaks, indicates the maximum detectable region without undesired peaks for target parameter estimation and is critical to radar sensor design. Driven by EAP…

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Affine Frequency Division Multiplexing (AFDM), a new chirp-based multicarrier waveform for high mobility communications, is introduced here. AFDM is based on discrete affine Fourier transform (DAFT), a generalization of discrete Fourier…

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Low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) networks are driving integrated communication and navigation (ICAN) toward next-generation intelligent transportation. Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) is a…

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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…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-27 Zhi Gu , Zhengchun Zhou , Pingzhi Fan , Avik Ranjan Adhikary , Zilong Liu

Future wireless communication systems must simultaneously address multiple challenges to ensure accurate data detection, deliver high Quality of Service (QoS), adding enable a high data transmission with low system design. Additionally,…

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Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) is a framework for communication and active sensing that processes signals in the delay-Doppler (DD) domain. This paper explores three key features of the OTFS framework, and explains their value to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-20 Saif Khan Mohammed , Ronny Hadani , Ananthanarayanan Chockalingam , Robert Calderbank

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

The recently proposed multi-chirp waveform, affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM), is considered as a potential candidate for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). However, acquiring accurate target sensing parameter…

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Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is viewed as a key technology in future wireless networks. One of the main challenges in realizing ISAC is developing dual-functional waveforms that can communicate with communication receivers…

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High-mobility scenarios will be a critical part of 6G systems. Since the widely deployed orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform suffers from subcarrier orthogonality loss under severe Doppler spread, delay-Doppler domain…

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Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is one of the key pillars envisioned for 6G wireless systems. ISAC systems combine communication and sensing functionalities over a single waveform, with full resource sharing. In particular,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-20 Silvia Mura , Dario Tagliaferri , Marouan Mizmizi , Umberto Spagnolini , Athina Petropulu

In this work, we propose the orthogonal delay-Doppler (DD) division multiplexing (ODDM) modulation with frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) (ODDM-FMCW) waveform to enable integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) with a low…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-03 Kehan Huang , Akram Shafie , Min Qiu , Elias Aboutanios , Jinhong Yuan

Next-generation vehicular networks are expected to provide the capability of robust environmental sensing in addition to reliable communications to meet intelligence requirements. A promising solution is the integrated sensing and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-28 Weijie Yuan , Lin Zhou , Saeid K. Dehkordi , Shuangyang Li , Pingzhi Fan , Giuseppe Caire , H. Vincent Poor

4G/5G wireless standards use orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) which is robust to frequency selectivity. Equalization is possible with a single tap filter, and low-complexity equalization makes OFDM an attractive physical…

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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…

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Low-Earth-orbit (LEO) inter-satellite links must cope with strongly doubly selective channels and aged channel state information (CSI). In this paper, the term ``sensing'' refers to the receiver-side identifiability of a small set of…

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