Output power maximization algorithm performance of dual-antenna for personal communication handset applications

Author

McNeil, D. ; Denidni, T.A. ; Delisle, G.Y.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Laval Univ., Que., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

2001

Firstpage

128

Abstract

Since the use of diversity antennas has been proven to be an effective way to combat multipath fading without increasing the link budget, having such a system at the handsets seems to be a logical step. This paper presents computational and experimental studies of the performance of dual-antenna handsets using a nonlinear adaptive algorithm. The dual-antenna operates in the 1.9 GHz PCS band, and the antennas used are miniaturized shorting post microstrip antennas. The proposed algorithm achieved an experimental gain of about 6.6 dB.

Keywords

adaptive antenna arrays; antenna phased arrays; diversity reception; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile antennas; multipath channels; optimisation; personal communication networks; PCS; diversity antennas; dual antenna; microstrip antennas; miniaturized shorting post antenna; multipath fading; nonlinear adaptive algorithm; output power maximization; performance; personal communication handset; Adaptive algorithm; Antenna arrays; Base stations; Costs; Microstrip antennas; Personal communication networks; Phased arrays; Power generation; Signal processing algorithms; Telephone sets;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7070-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2001.958809

Filename

958809