Title :
The Impact of Mutual Coupling on MIMO Maximum-Ratio Combining
Author :
Dong, Yuhan ; Hughes, Brian L. ; Lazzi, Gianluca
Author_Institution :
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh
Abstract :
We consider the impact of transmitter correlation and mutual coupling on MIMO MRC systems. We present optimal transmission strategies for three input power metrics as well as formulas for the resulting outage probabilities. Numerical results suggest that, regardless of the power metric, most of the performance benefits of MIMO MRC can be obtained with transmit antennas spaced as close as 0.2 - 0.3 wavelengths.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; radio transmitters; MIMO maximum-ratio combining; mutual coupling; transmitter correlation; Dipole antennas; Fading; Impedance; MIMO; Mutual coupling; Receiving antennas; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas; Voltage; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 2007. GLOBECOM '07. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1042-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1043-9
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.2007.858
