A Simple Method for Generating Optimal ${\rm Z}$-Periodic Complementary Sequence Set Based on Phase Shift

Abstract

In this letter, we introduce a simple approach to generate Z-periodic complementary set (ZPCS) by performing phase shift operation on periodic complementary sequence set (PCS). Favorable correlation properties of ZPCS enable its applications not only in MIMO channel estimation as optimal training sequences, but also in MC-CDMA system as spreading sequences to efficiently handle multipath interference (MI) and multiple access interference (MAI). Our approach provides flexible choices for zero correlation zone (ZCZ) length and set size. The resultant ZPCS is optimal with respect to the theoretical bound.