Closed-Form Capacity Expressions of Orthogonalized Correlated MIMO Channels

Abstract

Space-time block codes are known to orthogonalize the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless channel, thus reducing the space-time vector detection to a simpler scalar detection problem. The capacity over orthogonalized ergodic correlated Rayleigh and Ricean flat-fading MIMO channels has so far only been given in integral form. This letter derives a closed form capacity expression over such channels, hence avoiding numerical integrations or Monte Carlo simulations.