- What is OQPSK?
- Why OQPSK is preferred over QPSK?
- Where is OQPSK used?
- What is the spectral efficiency of QPSK?
What is OQPSK?
Offset quadrature phase-shift keying (OQPSK) is a variant of phase-shift keying modulation using four different values of the phase to transmit. It is sometimes called staggered quadrature phase-shift keying (SQPSK).
Why OQPSK is preferred over QPSK?
In systems employing power amplifiers with non-linear characteristics, offset quaternary phase-shift keying (OQPSK) is preferred over conventional QPSK due to its reduced degree of instantaneous phase transitions.
Where is OQPSK used?
The OQPSK modulation scheme is commonly used in high-speed wireless data transmission systems, especially terrestrial mobile communication systems, wideband satellite communication systems, digital video broadcasting systems, and various other systems 8-10.
What is the spectral efficiency of QPSK?
QPSK is very spectrally efficient since each carrier phase represents two bits of data. The spectral efficiency is 2 bits/Hz, meaning twice the data rate can be achieved in the same bandwidth as BPSK.