Title :
Broadband dual polarized antenna arrays for mobile communication applications
Author :
Balling, Stefan ; Hein, Matthias ; Hennhöfer, Marko ; Sommerkorn, Gerd ; Stephan, Ralf ; Thomä, Reiner
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Commun. & Meas. Eng., Ilmenau Univ. of Technol., Germany
Abstract :
This paper discusses design issues for uniform rectangular antenna arrays and the requirements for channel sounding applications. Two different array realizations are presented. The first array is based on Vivaldi antennas the second on patch antennas. The arrays consist of 32 dual polarization-sensitive radiators. Both arrays operate at 2 GHz, covering the uplink and downlink bands of the UMTS standard. The resulting performance of the arrays is compared and discussed.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; broadband antennas; broadcast channels; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile antennas; multifrequency antennas; radio links; 2 GHz; UMTS standard; Vivaldi antennas; broadband dual polarized antenna arrays; channel sounding; downlink bands; dual polarization-sensitive radiators; mobile communication applications; patch antennas; rectangular antenna arrays; uplink bands; 3G mobile communication; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Broadband antennas; Land mobile radio; MIMO; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Polarization; Vivaldi antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2003. 33rd European
Print_ISBN :
1-58053-834-7
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2003.1262803
