Title :
Measurement-Based Evaluation of Vertical Separation MIMO Antennas for Base Station
Author :
Xie, Weiliang ; Yang, Tao ; Zhu, Xuetian ; Yang, Fengyi ; Bi, Qi
Author_Institution :
ChinaTelecom Technol. Innovation Center, Beijing, China
fDate :
7/4/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is worth noting that the use of vertical separation antenna configuration provides an easy way to form large separation on a single pole. In this letter, the effect of vertical separation multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna configurations for base station is investigated by field drive tests. The results show that vertical separation antenna configurations can meet the requirement of spatial multiplexing and provide good MIMO performance. Furthermore, measurements of MIMO antenna arrays were conducted to evaluate the performance of radiation patterns with interaction between antennas. The results show that vertical separation antenna configurations can reduce or avoid mutual coupling between antennas and improve the performance of antenna radiation patterns.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; MIMO antenna arrays; MIMO performance; antenna radiation pattern; base station; measurement-based evaluation; spatial multiplexing; vertical separation MIMO antenna configuration; vertical separation multiple input multiple output antenna; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Linear antenna arrays; MIMO; Antenna radiation patterns; antennas; multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) systems; separation;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2012.2194688