Title :
An experimental investigation of RoF-enabled MIMO DAS in a non-light-of-sight environment
Author :
Zhu, Kun ; Crisp, Michael J. ; He, Sailing ; Penty, Richard V. ; White, Ian H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
The performance of a 3×3 MIMO system using RoF-enabled DAS technology is experimentally investigated in a Non-Line-Of-Sight environment. Reduced spatial correlation and improved SNR are achieved due to the larger antenna separation.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; MIMO systems; antennas; optical communication equipment; radio-over-fibre; MIMO system; RoF-enabled MIMO DAS; SNR; antenna separation; distributed antenna systems; non-light-of-sight environment; spatial correlation; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; MIMO; Optical fibers; Receiving antennas; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4