Why OFDM subcarriers are orthogonal — the math behind the “O”
OFDM subcarriers are orthogonal over a symbol period; how that yields independent flat bins after the DFT, and how CP protects that orthogonality.
Signal Processing for Communication Systems
OFDM subcarriers are orthogonal over a symbol period; how that yields independent flat bins after the DFT, and how CP protects that orthogonality.
OFDM BER simulation vs Eb/N0 in Matlab with cyclic prefix: MPSK/MQAM on subcarriers in AWGN, and how results compare to single-carrier theory.
OFDM part 3: packing QAM symbols onto subcarriers, IFFT to time domain, and how this builds the multicarrier waveform.
OFDM study path — 5 lessons (same on every page in this series) 1. Introduction (you are here) → 2. Orthogonality → 3. IFFT modem → 4. Cyclic prefix → 5. BER in AWGN Tools: OFDM CP overhead calculator · Eb/N0 ↔ SNR converter In one sentence: OFDM shares bandwidth among many tightly spaced carriers … Read more