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Constructions of Three-Transmit-Antenna Space-Time Codes

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In this paper, we give design methods for three-transmit-antenna space-time codes which have reasonable parameters. A few examples are given to show that some unitary space-time codes constructed with our methods are better than the previously best-known ones.

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Correspondence to Hongxi Tong.

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The research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 60673074.

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Tong, H., Yu, F. Constructions of Three-Transmit-Antenna Space-Time Codes. Jrl Syst Sci & Complex 20, 381–385 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11424-007-9033-2

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