Design and performance evaluation of handset MIMO antenna prototypes

Author

Wang, Qiong ; Zhang, Hui ; Plettemeier, Dirk ; Ohlmer, Eckhard ; Fettweis, Gerhard

Author_Institution

Dept. of RF & Photonics, Tech. Univ. Dresden, Dresden, Germany

fYear

2010

fDate

23-24 Feb. 2010

Firstpage

375

Lastpage

382

Abstract

This work presents performance evaluation results for four 2 Ã— 2 multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) prototype antenna configurations with different antenna element spacings and polarization properties. The prototypes are based on a size optimized planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) element which applies a meander structure etched on the metallic patch. Anechoic and reverberation chamber measurements have verified that the simulated performance translates into the manufactured prototypes. The diversity performance of different prototypes is calculated and compared based on different statistical propagation models. Realistic outdoor MIMO transmission experiments at 2.68 GHz show their suitability for spatial multiplexing transmission.

Keywords

MIMO communication; anechoic chambers (acoustic); antenna accessories; diversity reception; planar inverted-F antennas; reverberation chambers; space division multiplexing; anechoic chamber; antenna element spacings; handset MIMO antenna prototypes; meander structure; metallic patch; planar inverted-F antenna element; polarization properties; reverberation chamber; spatial multiplexing transmission; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Etching; MIMO; Polarization; Prototypes; Reverberation chamber; Telephone sets; Virtual manufacturing; Virtual prototyping; antenna diversity; multiple input multiple output (MIMO); planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA); spatial multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Smart Antennas (WSA), 2010 International ITG Workshop on

Conference_Location

Bremen

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6070-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-6071-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSA.2010.5456421

Filename

5456421