Title :
Investigation of tri-polarised MIMO technique
Author :
Mtumbuka, M.C. ; Edwards, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Sci., Univ. of Oxford
Abstract :
The performance of a tri-polarised multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system that employs three co-located orthogonal antennas at both ends of the communications link is investigated experimentally. Results indicate that such a system can support three independent sub-channels, resulting in a 10% outage channel capacity gain of the order of 5 bit/s/Hz over the traditional single-input single-output (SISO) system. The effect of introducing a relative angular shift between orientations of the transmit and receive antenna sets is also investigated both in azimuth and elevation. The compact size of the system should make it attractive in the design of future high-speed high-capacity communications systems including application on the handset
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; MIMO systems; channel capacity; mobile antennas; mobile handsets; receiving antennas; telecommunication links; transmitting antennas; 3G mobile communication; channel capacity gain; communications link; high speed high capacity communication systems; mobile handset; orthogonal antennas; receiving antenna sets; relative angular shift; transmitting antenna sets; tripolarised MIMO system; tripolarised multiple input multiple output system;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20057412