Title :
Performance enhancement of the Alamouti diversity scheme using polarization-reconfigurable antennas in different fading environments
Author :
Grau, Alfred ; Romeu, Jordi ; Blanch, Sebastian ; Jofre, Lluis ; Jafarkhani, Hamid ; De Flaviis, Franco
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Irvine, CA
Abstract :
This paper presents a multidisciplinary study on a new transmission signaling technique that uses polarization-reconfigurable antennas to improve the performance of the well known Alamouti space-time code. The Alamouti code is normally used in transmitting diversity schemes with two transmitting antennas, but it can also be used with two distinct orthogonal polarizations, as shown in this paper
Keywords :
diversity reception; space-time codes; transmitting antennas; Alamouti diversity scheme; Alamouti space-time code; distinct orthogonal polarizations; fading environments; performance enhancement; polarization-reconfigurable antennas; transmission signaling technique; transmitting antennas; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Channel capacity; Fading; Polarization; Receiving antennas; Slot antennas; Space time codes; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1710471
