Waveform design solutions for EHF broadband satellite communications

De Sanctis, Mauro; Cianca, Ernestina; Rossi, Tommaso; Sacchi, Claudio; Mucchi, Lorenzo; Prasad, Ramjee

doi:10.1109/MCOM.2015.7060477

The problematic RF environment experienced by broadband satellite communications at EHF frequency bands, in particular Q/W bands, call for the use of novel waveforms. This paper presents a detailed comparison of several waveforms in presence of nonlinear distortions and typical values of phase noise introduced at Q/W band. Two main types of waveforms have been compared: Constant Envelope multicarrier waveforms (CE-OFDM and CE-SCFDMA) and single carrier impulse-based waveforms (TH-UWB, DS-UWB and PSWF-based PSM). This comparison will allow to draw some practical guidelines for the waveforms design of EHF broadband satellite communications.

Waveform design solutions for EHF broadband satellite communications / De Sanctis, Mauro; Cianca, Ernestina; Rossi, Tommaso; Sacchi, Claudio; Mucchi, Lorenzo; Prasad, Ramjee. - In: IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE. - ISSN 0163-6804. - STAMPA. - 53:(2015), pp. 18-23. [10.1109/MCOM.2015.7060477]