Analysis of Complex Quadrature Mirror Filter Banks

This work consists of three parts. First, the alias-free condition for the conventional two-channel quadrature mirror filter bank is analyzed using complex arithmetic. Second, the approach developed in the first part is applied to the complex quadrature mirror filter bank. Accordingly, the structure is simplified and the theory is easier to follow. Finally, a new class of complex quadrature mirror filter banks is proposed. Interesting properties of this new structure are also discussed.

Authors:

• Chimin Tsai

Keywords:

• Aliasing cancellation
• complex signal processing
• polyphase realization
• quadrature mirror filter banks.

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