Channel estimation and signal-space diversity for vector-valued transmissions [Elektronische Ressource] / von Shawki Abdelfattah Ahmed Saad Abdelkader

Channel Estimation and Signal-SpaceDiversity for Vector-Valued TransmissionsDISSERTATIONzur Erlangung des akademischen Grades einesDoktor{Ingenieurs(Dr.{Ing.)der Fakult at fur Ingenieurwissenschaften und Informatikder Universit at UlmvonSHAWKI ABDELFATTAH AHMED SAAD ABDELKADERAUS KAIRO, AGYPTEN1. Gutachter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jurgen Lindner2.hter: Prof. Hans-J org P eidererAmtierender Dekan: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Helmuth PartschUlm, 31. Januar 2007AcknowledgementsPraise to God, the most gracious and the most merciful. Without His blessing andguidance, my accomplishments would have never been possible.I would like to thank all who helped me during the course of this work. My words willfail to express my deepest heartfelt thanks to my supervisor, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jurgen Lindner,for giving me the opportunity to carry out this thesis and for his guidance, support, motivation1)and encouragement . Without his continuous support and patience this work would not havebeen possible. I thank him also for his concern and assistance even with other things in mylife.I also would like to take this opportunity to extend my thanks to all my colleagues workingin the Institute for their truthful and sincere concerns about my study and myself and for thefavorable working environment. I would like to particularly acknowledge the help of Dr. rer.nat. Werner Teich, and I would like to express my special thank to Doris Y.