Echelon, Collinear, H-shaped and V-shaped dipole Arrays for MIMO Systems

This paper presents the simulated capacity results that could be achieved when echelon, collinear, H-shaped and V -shaped dipole arrays are used in the MIMO systems. We consider these structures because the results due to these can serve as precursors to printed structures involving these dipole configurations. As the configurations of interest, in this paper, have dipoles oriented in different directions, the channel model for multi-polarized antennas is used in the simulations. The polarization change at every scatterer is included using a dyad. The performances of arrays are evaluated using capacity as the metric. The mutual coupling between the dipoles of different orientations is also included to make simulation more realistic.