Title :
A comparison of MIMO antenna efficiency measurements performed in Anechoic Chamber and Reverberation Chamber
Author :
Tian-Hong Loh ; Wanquan Qi
Author_Institution :
Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington, UK
Abstract :
Multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna will play a key role in the development of fifth generation (5G) wireless mobile communication systems due to their performance-enhancement capability in multipath environment. Antenna radiation efficiency is an important parameter for MIMO antenna system. In this paper, we present a comparison of MIMO antenna efficiency measurements performed in Anechoic Chamber (AC) and Reverberation Chamber (RC) at the UK National Physical Laboratory. Two commercial available directional dual polarized full LTE band MIMO antennas were measured both in AC and RC between 1 GHz and 3 GHz.
Keywords :
5G mobile communication; Long Term Evolution; MIMO communication; UHF antennas; anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); antenna radiation patterns; microwave antennas; reverberation chambers; 5G wireless mobile communication; MIMO antenna efficiency measurements; UK National Physical Laboratory; anechoic chamber; antenna radiation efficiency; directional dual polarized full LTE band; fifth generation wireless mobile communication; frequency 1 GHz; frequency 3 GHz; multipath environment; multiple-input-multiple-output antenna; reverberation chamber; Anechoic chambers; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; MIMO; Ports (Computers); Reverberation chambers; Anechoic Chamber; Antenna Gain; Antenna Radiation Efficiency; Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output; Radiation Pattern; Reverberation Chamber;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG), 2015 85th
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
DOI :
10.1109/ARFTG.2015.7162900
