DocumentCode
2687492
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
fYear
2006
fDate
9-14 July 2006
Firstpage
133
Lastpage
136
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0123-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2006.1710471
Filename
1710471
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