Polyphase sequence explained

In mathematics, a polyphase sequence is a sequence whose terms are complex roots of unity:

a _{n} = e ^{i (2 \pi)/(x _{n} q)}

where x_n is an integer.

Polyphase sequences are an important class of sequences and play important roles in synchronizing sequence design.

See also

• Zadoff–Chu sequence

References

• Book: Fan, Pingzhi . Michael . Darnell . Sequence Design for Communications Applications . Research Studies Press . 1996 . 047196557X .