Title :
Dual-beam antenna for MIMO WiFi base stations
Author :
Stavrou, Eliana ; Litschke, O. ; Baggen, R. ; Oikonomopoulos-Zachos, C.
Author_Institution :
IMST GmbH, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper a dual polarised antenna array for outdoor WiFi access points, e.g. hotspots is described. The proposed antenna structure is operating at 5.8 GHz and consists of 64 (8×8) antenna elements. The waveguide radiators are fed simultaneously by two strip line distribution networks to excite both polarisations. This allows for a deployment of the presented antenna in MIMO antenna systems.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; antenna arrays; strip lines; wireless LAN; MIMO WiFi base stations; MIMO antenna systems; antenna elements; dual polarised antenna array; dual-beam antenna; frequency 5.8 GHz; hotspots; outdoor WiFi access points; strip line distribution networks; waveguide radiators; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; IEEE 802.11 Standards; MIMO; MIMO; WiFi; antenna array; dual-polarised array;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902160
