Large Zero Autocorrelation Zone of Golay Sequences and 4q4^q-QAM Golay Complementary Sequences

Sequences with good correlation properties have been widely adopted in modern communications, radar and sonar applications. In this paper, we present our new findings on some constructions of single $H$-ary Golay sequence and $4^q$-QAM Golay complementary sequence with a large zero autocorrelation zone, where $H\ge 2$ is an arbitrary even integer and $q\ge 2$ is an arbitrary integer. Those new results on Golay sequences and QAM Golay complementary sequences can be explored during synchronization and detection at the receiver end and thus improve the performance of the communication system

A Direct Construction of Prime-Power-Length Zero-Correlation Zone Sequences for QS-CDMA System

In recent years, zero-correlation zone (ZCZ) sequences are being studied due to their significant applications in quasi-synchronous code division multiple access (QS-CDMA) systems and other wireless communication domains. However, the lengths of most existing ZCZ sequences are limited, and their parameters are not flexible, which are leading to practical limitations in their use in QS-CDMA and other communication systems. The current study proposes a direct construction of ZCZ sequences of prime-power length with flexible parameters by using multivariable functions. In the proposed construction, we first present a multivariable function to generate a vector with specific properties; this is further used to generate another class of multivariable functions to generate the desired $(p^t,(p-1)p^n,p^{n+t+1})$-ZCZ sequence set, where $p$ is a prime number, $t,n$ are positive integers, and $t\leq n$. The constructed ZCZ sequence set is optimal for the binary case and asymptotically optimal for the non-binary case by the \emph{Tang-Fan-Matsufuji} bound. Moreover, a relation between the second-order cosets of first-order generalized Reed-Muller code and the proposed ZCZ sequences is also established. The proposed construction of ZCZ sequences is compared with existing constructions, and it is observed that the parameters of this ZCZ sequence set are a generalization of that of in some existing works. Finally, the performance of the proposed ZCZ-based QS-CDMA system is compared with the Walsh-Hadamard and Gold code-based QS-CDMA system

A direct construction of even length ZCPs with large ZCZ ratio

This paper presents a direct construction of aperiodic q-ary (q is a positive even integer) even length Z-complementary pairs (ZCPs) with large zero-correlation zone (ZCZ) width using generalised Boolean functions (GBFs). The applicability of ZCPs increases with the increasing value of ZCZ width, which plays a significant role in reducing interference in a communication system with asynchronous surroundings. For q = 2, the proposed ZCPs reduce to even length binary ZCPs (EB-ZCPs). However, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, the highest ZCZ ratio for even length ZCPs which are directly constructed to date using GBFs is 3/4. In the proposed construction, we provide even length ZCPs with ZCZ ratios 5/6 and 6/7, which are the largest ZCZ ratios achieved to date through direct construction.acceptedVersio

Vibroseis encoding

The FM signals, called sweeps, used in the Vibroseis method of seismic exploration show a considerable amount of energy in the sidelobes after correlation detection. These sidelobes represent signal generated noise and if not kept low in amplitude they miggit mask subsequent reflections, thereby reducing the detection capability of the Vibroseis system. The purpose of this research has been to investigate new coded signal design techniques for the use with Vibroseis, in order to achieve sidelobe suppression. Some of the codes examined have already been known to radar and communication theory, whilst some codes are original developments of this research exercise. Binary and quaternary complementary series are found to be especially suitable for a Vibroseis encoding technique. A new and simple algorithm for the generation of quaternary series from known binary complementary sequences is given and the concept of correlation matrices is introduced to complementary series, permitting signal design in the detection window. The encoded Vibroseis input signals were tested on a computer and showed perfect sidelobe suppression a certain distance away from the main compressed pulse, when detected by a matched filter. Field tests with the coded signals were conducted, taking advantage of a computerized Vibroseis field system. The tests showed promising results. However, it became clear that the vibrator control devices will have to be adjusted to the transmission of such sophisti cated signals, in order to allow substantially better results than in the conventional Vibroseis system. A ‘Continuous Vibroseis Transmission System’ is suggested, transmitting energy during the normal listening period. Such a system has been developed witht h help of so-called ‘Mutually-Orthogonal-Complementay Sets of Sequences’ and although not yet practically tested its anticipated advantages and disadvantages are described. Finally, ‘Predistortion’ as a method of Vibroseis signal design is examined. Providing the correct predestortion parameters are chosen, the signal-to-correlation noise ratio an be increased. A spectrum whitening effect observed an addition of selected perdistorted sweeps can be of advantage in a quaternary comlementary coded Viboseis system, permitting an optimal wavelet design in the detection window

Asymptotically Locally Optimal Weight Vector Design for a Tighter Correlation Lower Bound of Quasi-Complementary Sequence Sets

A quasi-complementary sequence set (QCSS) refers to a set of two-dimensional matrices with low nontrivial aperiodic auto- and cross-correlation sums. For multicarrier code-division multiple-access applications, the availability of large QCSSs with low correlation sums is desirable. The generalized Levenshtein bound (GLB) is a lower bound on the maximum aperiodic correlation sum of QCSSs. The bounding expression of GLB is a fractional quadratic function of a weight vector w and is expressed in terms of three additional parameters associated with QCSS: the set size K, the number of channels M, and the sequence length N. It is known that a tighter GLB (compared to the Welch bound) is possible only if the condition M ≥ 2 and K ≥ K̅ + 1, where K̅ is a certain function of M and N, is satisfied. A challenging research problem is to determine if there exists a weight vector that gives rise to a tighter GLB for all (not just some) K ≥ K̅ + 1 and M ≥ 2, especially for large N, i.e., the condition is asymptotically both necessary and sufficient. To achieve this, we analytically optimize the GLB which is (in general) nonconvex as the numerator term is an indefinite quadratic function of the weight vector. Our key idea is to apply the frequency domain decomposition of the circulant matrix (in the numerator term) to convert the nonconvex problem into a convex one. Following this optimization approach, we derive a new weight vector meeting the aforementioned objective and prove that it is a local minimizer of the GLB under certain conditions

Cross Z-Complementary Pairs for Optimal Training in Spatial Modulation Over Frequency Selective Channels

The contributions of this article are twofold: Firstly, we introduce a novel class of sequence pairs, called “cross Z-complementary pairs (CZCPs),” each displaying zero-correlation zone (ZCZ) properties for both their aperiodic autocorrelation sums and crosscorrelation sums. Systematic constructions of perfect CZCPs based on selected Golay complementary pairs (GCPs) are presented. Secondly, we point out that CZCPs can be utilized as a key component in designing training sequences for broadband spatial modulation (SM) systems. We show that our proposed SM training sequences derived from CZCPs lead to optimal channel estimation performance over frequency-selective channels