Genetic-Algorithm-Assisted Maximum-Likelihood Detection of OFDM Symbols in the Presence of Nonlinear Distortions

This letter aims at proposing the use of evolutionary computation methodologies (i.e., genetic algorithms) in order to solve the problem of the maximum-likelihood estimation of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols in the presence of nonlinear distortions. Experimental results can prove the effectiveness of the proposed detection algorithm achieved with a reasonable computational load