Abstract:

A new fast and accurate method for estimating the frequency of a complex sinusoid in complex white Gaussian environments is proposed. The new estimator comprises of applications of low-pass filtering, decimation, and frequency estimation by linear prediction. It is computationally efficient yet obtains the Cramer-Rao bound at moderate signal-to-noise ratios. And it is well suited for real time applications requiring precise frequency estimation. Simulation results are included to demonstrate the performance of the proposed method.