Further results on degree‐2 perfect Gaussian integer sequences

Abstract

A complex number whose real and imaginary parts are both integers is called a Gaussian integer. A Gaussian integer sequence is said to be perfect if it has an ideal periodic autocorrelation function (PACF) where all out-of-phase values are zero. Further, the degree of a Gaussian integer sequence is defined as the number of distinct non-zero Gaussian integers within one period of the sequence. Recently, the perfect Gaussian integer sequences have been found important practical applications as signal processing tools for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing systems. The present article generalises the authors’ earlier paper by Lee et al. (2015) related to the Gaussian integer sequences with ideal PACFs. By the applications of two-tuple-balanced binary sequences and cyclic difference sets, a number of new degree-2 perfect Gaussian integer sequences with different periods are obtained.