Title :
Evaluation of compact antenna arrays for mobile communications applications
Author :
Volmer, Christian ; Stephan, Ralf ; Hein, Matthias A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Inf. Technol., Ilmenau Univ. of Technol., Ilmenau, Germany
Abstract :
Mutual radiator coupling is known to impair the performance of modern multi-antenna communications concepts, such as diversity or MIMO. In recent years we have developed a comprehensive framework for assessing the quality of mutually coupled arrays in order to facilitate the development of highly compact designs for mobile consumer applications. The present paper summarises these ideas and attempts to convey additional insights into mutual coupling.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; antenna arrays; diversity reception; mobile antennas; mobile communication; MIMO; compact antenna arrays; diversity; mobile communications applications; mutual radiator coupling; Antenna arrays; Degradation; Diversity methods; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Impedance; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Mutual coupling; Phased arrays; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology (iWAT), 2010 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4883-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4885-2
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2010.5464858
