Crossed-dipole arrays for asynchronous DS-CDMA systems

In this paper, the use of a crossed-dipole array is proposed in joint space-time channel estimation for asynchronous multipath direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) systems. The polarization diversity offered by such an array, unlike linearly polarized arrays, is able to detect and estimate any arbitrary completely polarized signal path. By utilizing the polarization information inherent in the received signal to construct the polar-spatio-temporal array (polar-STAR) manifold vector, the accuracy and resolution of the polar-STAR parameters' estimation are significantly improved, and its signal detection capability is enhanced. To alleviate the need for a multidimensional search in the polarization space, a computationally efficient joint polarization-angle-delay channel parameter estimation algorithm is proposed for a "desired user" that operates in an asynchronous multiuser and multipath environment. The proposed algorithm, which can be seen as an application of MUSIC-type techniques, is based on combining a two-dimensional STAR-Subspace type technique with a set of analytical equations and is supported by representative examples and computer simulation studies.

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