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The first part of this dissertation presents an all-digital modulator to be used in a software-defined radio (SDR) transmitter. A digital-controlled oscillator (DCO) followed by two digital phase rotators (DPR) are the main building blocks. The DCO and DPRs are enclosed, respect…

Over the last decade, many advancements have been made in the field of wireless communications. Among the major technology enablers being explored for the fifth-generation (5G) networks at the physical layer (PHY), a great deal of attention has been focused on millimeter-wave (m…

With the continuous increase of the world population and technological needs, energy consumption dramatically increases in the world. The most used energy source, even though new investments are made to renewable energy sources, is still the petroleum crude oil. Because of the c…

A "technosignature" has been defined as an "object, substance, and/or pattern whose origin specifically requires a [technological] agent," by analogy with biosignatures. While searches for radio technosignatures from extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) are still the most develop…