References
References
- B. Razavi, RF Microelectronics, Prentice Hall (2nd edition), 2012
The standard graduate textbook on RF circuit design, covering transceiver architectures, LNA, mixer, oscillator, and PLL design. Chapters 4 (receivers) and 12 (oscillators) provide the circuit-level foundations for the system-level models in this chapter.
- A. F. Molisch, Wireless Communications, John Wiley & Sons (2nd edition), 2011
Chapter 17 covers RF impairments from a communications perspective, including I/Q imbalance, phase noise, and nonlinear distortion models. Provides the bridge between circuit parameters and system-level performance metrics.
- C. Rapp, Effects of HPA-Nonlinearity on a 4-DPSK/OFDM-Signal for a Digital Sound Broadcasting System, European Conference on Satellite Communications, 1991
Introduced the Rapp AM/AM model for solid-state power amplifiers, which has become the standard simulation model for PA nonlinearity in OFDM systems. The smoothness parameter $p$ provides a flexible single-parameter family spanning soft to hard limiting.
- S. Jacobsson, G. Durisi, M. Coldrey, T. Goldstein, and C. Studer, Quantized Precoding for Massive MU-MIMO, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2017
Comprehensive treatment of low-resolution DACs in the massive MIMO downlink, including the Bussgang-based linear precoding framework and nonlinear precoding algorithms. Establishes the capacity loss analysis and design guidelines for 1--4 bit DAC systems.
- R. W. Heath Jr., N. Gonzalez-Prelcic, S. Rangan, W. Roh, and A. M. Sayeed, An Overview of Signal Processing Techniques for Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, 2016
Survey paper covering hybrid beamforming architectures, channel estimation, and beam tracking for mmWave systems. Introduced the OMP-based hybrid precoding framework and compared fully connected vs. sub-connected architectures.
- O. El Ayach, S. Rajagopal, S. Abu-Surra, Z. Pi, and R. W. Heath Jr., Spatially Sparse Precoding in Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2014
Proposed the OMP-based spatially sparse precoding algorithm for hybrid beamforming that exploits the angular sparsity of mmWave channels. Demonstrated that $N_{\text{RF}} = 2K$ RF chains suffice for near-optimal performance with sparse channels.
- C. Studer and G. Durisi, Quantized Massive MU-MIMO-OFDM Uplink, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2016
Analysis of massive MIMO-OFDM with low-resolution ADCs, including the Bussgang decomposition for OFDM signals and the capacity ceiling results for 1-bit receivers. Provides the theoretical framework for Section 23.3.
Further Reading
For readers who want to go deeper into specific topics from this chapter.
Digital pre-distortion for wideband signals
Morgan, Ma, Kim, Zierdt, and Pastalan, "A Generalized Memory Polynomial Model for Digital Predistortion of RF Power Amplifiers," IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, 2006
Extends the memory polynomial DPD model to include cross-terms and generalised memory structures, achieving better linearisation for wideband signals with strong memory effects.
Mixed-ADC massive MIMO architectures
Zhang, Liang, Dang, Kammoun, Alouini, "Mixed-ADC Massive MIMO," IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 2016
Proposes using a mix of high-resolution and low-resolution ADCs across the antenna array, providing a practical middle ground between full-resolution and 1-bit architectures.
Phase noise compensation in OFDM
Petrovic, Rave, and Fettweis, "Effects of Phase Noise on OFDM Systems with and without PLL," IEEE Trans. Communications, 2007
Detailed analysis of phase noise impact on OFDM with practical PLL models, including compensation algorithms that go beyond simple CPE correction.
Lens-based hybrid beamforming
Zeng and Zhang, "Millimeter Wave MIMO with Lens Antenna Array," IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications, 2016
An alternative hybrid beamforming architecture using a Rotman lens or Butler matrix to perform analog DFT beamforming, followed by antenna selection — avoiding phase shifters entirely.