Two-Parameter Nyquist Pulses with Better Performance

We present three novel Nyquist (intersymbol interference free) pulses that outperform two sophisticated pulses reported in literature by Bealieu et al. and Assalini and Tonello. The pulses are based on the concept of inner and outer functions, which was recently explored by the authors. Apart from requiring only two design parameters, the proposed pulses offer an enhanced error performance for various values of roll-off factor and timing jitter along with a smaller maximum distortion.