Space Time Coding over Mimo Channels Equipped with Nonlinear Amplifiers

Konferenz: European Wireless 2005 - 11th European Wireless Conference 2005 - Next Generation wireless and Mobile Communications and Services
10.04.2006 - 13.04.2005 in Nicosia, Cyprus

Tagungsband: European Wireless 2005

Seiten: 4Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF

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Autoren:
Sulyman, A. I.; Ibnkahla, M. (Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6 Canada)

Inhalt:
This paper investigates the effects of Non-linear amplifications on the performance of space-time coding systems. Pairwise Error Probability (PWEP) and Bit Error Probability (BEP) performance of 16-states space-time codes employing 16-QAM signals over linear and nonlinear MIMO channels are presented. Performance degradation due to non-linear amplifications of the transmitted coded symbols are then evaluated. The results show significant performance degradations when spacetime codes operate over nonlinear MIMO channels.