Title :
Compact dual-band planar metamaterial antenna arrays for wireless LAN
Author :
Gummalla, Ajay ; Achour, Maha ; Poilasne, Gregory ; Pathak, Vaneet
Author_Institution :
Rayspan Corp., San Diego, CA
Abstract :
The paper presents two examples of compact antenna arrays for MIMO applications which were designed based on MTM technologytrade. These multi-band antenna arrays occupy smaller volume than the conventional antennas while they provide equal or better performances. These antennas in addition to the excellent performance can be easily integrated with any PCB based circuit, thus significantly reducing the cost in the mass production. The compact antenna arrays can enable advanced MIMO solutions like switched arrays and beamforming arrays which can provide diversity gains in addition to MIMO gain.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; metamaterials; multifrequency antennas; planar antenna arrays; MIMO; beamforming arrays; diversity gains; dual-band planar metamaterial antenna arrays; switched arrays; wireless LAN; Antenna arrays; Array signal processing; Costs; Dual band; Integrated circuit technology; MIMO; Mass production; Metamaterials; Paper technology; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4620069
