Title :
Evaluation of the reconfigurable Printed Fractal Tree antenna for enhanced pattern diversity in MIMO systems
Author :
Lackpour, Alex ; Mookiah, Prathaban ; Olivieri, Marc ; Dandekar, Kapil
Author_Institution :
Lockheed Martin Adv. Technol. Labs., Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This paper evaluates the reconfigurability of a 2D fractal tree antenna to improve the capacity of a 2×2 MIMO link using pattern diversity. Each fractal tree antenna possesses several degrees of freedom: number of fractal stages, branches per stage, angle between branches, and parent-to-child branch scaling length. Simulations of various Reconfigurable Printed Fractal Tree Arrays (RPFTAs) are conducted so their spatial correlation and MIMO channel capacity can be found. Capacity improvement from two different RPFTAs are reported, assuming a perfect feedback channel.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; antenna arrays; channel capacity; diversity reception; fractal antennas; microstrip antennas; 2D fractal tree antenna; MIMO channel capacity; MIMO system; pattern diversity; reconfigurable printed fractal tree antenna; spatial correlation; Antenna arrays; Broadband antennas; Channel capacity; Computational modeling; Dipole antennas; Diversity methods; Fractals; MIMO; Mutual coupling; Switches; Antennas; Diversity methods; MIMO systems; fractals; mutual coupling; wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4725-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4726-8
DOI :
10.1109/RWS.2010.5434232
