Efficient Wideband Digital Front-End Transceivers for Software Radio Systems

To my parents who never lacked the support, encouragement, and prayers, and to my sweetheart Abeer who gave me so much love and showed a lot of patience. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my advisor, Prof. Gordon L. Stüber, for his insightful guidance and helpful comments. His hard work and dedication made me a better student and researcher. I would also like to thank the committee members of my proposal and thesis defenses, Their comments and suggestions produced a significantly better thesis. Zhao. My work at the Wireless Systems Laboratory would have been much harder without your support. Thanks are also due to all my friends at Georgia Tech who showed their I would like to thank my parents whose love, support, and continuous prayers kept me going. Mom, dad, I could have never completed my Ph.D. if it wasn't for your devotion. Your love gave me the strength to keep on working. I am also thankful to my brother Zakarya, and my sisters Maryam, Reem, Fatimah, and Zainab. I love you so much. Last but not least, I would like to express my deepest thanks, love, and gratitude to my lovely wife Abeer who dedicated her time and effort to see me succeed. Dear Abeer, I could never thank you enough.