DocumentCode
3520739
Title
MIMO radio signals over fiber in picocells for increased WLAN coverage
Author
Kobyakov, Andrey ; Thelen, Dean ; Chamarti, Aravind ; Sauer, Matthias ; Winters, Jack
Author_Institution
Corning Inc., Corning, NY, USA
fYear
2008
fDate
24-28 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We show that separating base station antennas in an optically-fed 2×3 MIMO WLAN system increases the overall coverage area in picocells. A peak throughput of 130 Mb/s was measured for antenna spacings of both 16 cm and 7 m.
Keywords
MIMO communication; mobile antennas; optical fibre LAN; picocellular radio; radio-over-fibre; MIMO radio signals; WLAN coverage; antenna spacings; base station antennas; bit rate 130 Mbit/s; optically-fed WLAN system; picocells; radio-over-fiber; Antenna measurements; Bit rate; MIMO; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Radio frequency; Throughput; Transmitting antennas; Wireless LAN;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-856-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528151
Filename
4528151
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