A simple orthogonal space-time-polarization block code

Authors

Beata J. Wysocki, University of WollongongFollow
Tadeusz A. Wysocki, University of WollongongFollow
Jennifer R. Seberry, University of WollongongFollow
Sarah S. Adams, Franklin W.Olin College of Engineering, USA
Hamid Sharif, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

RIS ID

22002

Publication Details

Wysocki, B. J., Wysocki, T. A., Seberry, J. R., Adams, S. S. & Sharif, H. (2007). A simple orthogonal space-time-polarization block code. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (pp. 754-757). USA: IEEE.

Abstract

This letter proposes a simple but highly efficient technique to jointly utilize space, time, and polarization diversities. The technique is based on extending orthogonal space-time block codes into the quaternion domain and utilizing a description of the dual-polarized signal by means of quaternions, which are a generalization of complex numbers. In the given example, the achievable performance gain for two transmit and one receive antennas is approximately 6 dB at a bit error rate of 10^-4 when compared with the Alamouti code.

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IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference