A Novel DFT-Based Scheme for PAPR Reduction in FBMC/OQAM Systems

In this letter, a novel discrete Fourier transform (DFT)-based scheme is proposed for peak to average power ratio (PAPR) reduction in filter-bank multicarrier with offset quadrature amplitude modulation (FBMC/OQAM) systems. The key idea is the combination of DFT and the concept of block repetition. Different from the conventional DFT-based PAPR reduction method, the output complex-valued signal of the DFT module is directly transmitted in the proposed DFT-based PAPR reduction method, instead of separating and transmitting the real and imaginary parts of the output signal, respectively. The proposed method can provide a solution to the low PAPR without the cost of high complexity, signal distortion or side information. To validate the performance of the proposed method, simulation results are provided in terms of complementary cumulative distribution function (CCDF) and bit error ratio (BER).