Performance of coded modulation schemes using multiple transmit antennas

In this paper, we evaluate the performance of coding schemes which utilize multiple transmit antennas but just one receive antenna. The pairwise error probability between sets of coded sequences in the presence of non-dispersive Rayleigh fading is evaluated. Both an exact expression and a Chernoff bound are evaluated. The Chernoff bound provides more insight into the properties of the coded sequences needed for good performance. The analytical performance is compared to simulation results.