DocumentCode
1108329
Title
Quadrifilar helix antenna for MIMO system
Author
Chew, Daniel K C ; Morfis, Ioannis ; Mavrakis, Dimitrios ; Stavrou, Stavros
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
Volume
3
Issue
1
fYear
2004
Firstpage
197
Lastpage
199
Abstract
In this letter, the performance of using a meander line printed quadrifilar helix antenna (MPQHA) structure in a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) system was investigated. It is known that MIMO systems can offer larger capacity than traditional systems, and can exploit transmit or receive diversity. An important parameter is the correlation between the adjacent channels, with a capacity increase for low correlation. It was found that the MPQHA offers low correlation between its individual elements, and has significant advantages in terms of size compared to an array of monopole antennas.
Keywords
MIMO systems; channel capacity; correlation methods; diversity reception; helical antennas; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; 2.0 GHz; MIMO systems; MPQHA; adjacent channels correlation; channel capacity increase; meander line printed antenna; mobile antennas; quadrifilar helix antenna; receive diversity; transmit diversity;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-1225
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LAWP.2004.832642
Filename
1335706
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