A method for differentially coherent multichannel processing of acoustic OFDM signals

We propose a low complexity array processing method for differential detection of OFDM signals over underwater acoustic channels. Partial FFT technique, developed previously for mitigating inter-carrier interference in single-channel receivers operating over time-varying channels, is extended to multichannel configuration. Performance results based on simulation and experimental data demonstrate the advantage of the proposed method compared to conventional differential and coherent detection.

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