Title :
Decoupling of a two-element switched dual band patch antenna for optimum MIMO capacity
Author :
Dossche, S. ; Rodriguez, J. ; Jofre, L. ; Blanch, S. ; Romeu, J.
Author_Institution :
Electromagn. & Photonics Eng. Group, Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona
Abstract :
In this work the design of a spatial diversity antenna that can be used as an access point in a wireless LAN configuration is described. The design is focused mainly on the circuit which simultaneously matches and decouples two closely spaced patch antennas operating at two different frequencies. It is shown by means of simulation that the capacity of the system by decoupling the antennas increases significantly which makes this design interesting for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) applications
Keywords :
MIMO systems; microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; wireless LAN; antenna decoupling; multiple-input multiple-output applications; optimum MIMO capacity; spatial diversity antenna; two-element switched dual band patch antenna; wireless LAN configuration; Antenna measurements; Circuit simulation; Dual band; Frequency; MIMO; Micromechanical devices; Mutual coupling; Patch antennas; Scattering parameters; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1710522
