Design and evaluation of a compact antenna array for MIMO applications

Author

Garcia-Garcia, Laura ; Lindmark, Björn ; Orlenius, Charlie

Author_Institution

Univ. Politecnica de Madrid

fYear

2006

fDate

9-14 July 2006

Firstpage

313

Lastpage

316

Abstract

A compact MIMO array suited for a PDA application at 1766 and 2450 MHz is presented. We chose a configuration which both maximizes the distance between the elements, and provides full polarization diversity. The performance of the array at 1766 MHz has been presented in terms of S-parameters, efficiency, calculated covariance and capacity. We conclude that the major difference between the proposed array and an ideal monopole reference array lies in the slightly lower radiation efficiency

Keywords

MIMO systems; S-parameters; UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; covariance analysis; diversity reception; mobile computing; monopole antenna arrays; notebook computers; 1766 MHz; 2450 MHz; MIMO applications; PDA application; S-parameters; calculated covariance; compact MIMO array; compact antenna array; full polarization diversity; ideal monopole reference array; radiation efficiency; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Linear antenna arrays; MIMO; Microwave antenna arrays; Mutual coupling; Polarization; Scattering parameters; Size measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0123-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2006.1710519

Filename

1710519