On waveform coding using wavelets

Abstract

We consider a novel baseband waveform coding technique based on wavelets. Wavelets are recognized for their temporal and spectral localization and for their orthogonality across scale and location. We exploit these fundamental properties of wavelets and propose a wavelet-based modulator-demodulator structure to improve communication efficiency. Numerical results for bandwidth occupancy and bandwidth efficiency are given, and a detailed comparison between different families of wavelets is presented.<>