Pattern-Reconfigurable MIMO Antenna for High Isolation and Low Correlation

Author

Changyong Rhee ; Yongjin Kim ; Taejoon Park ; Sung-su Kwoun ; Byeonggwi Mun ; Byungje Lee ; Changwon Jung

Author_Institution

Dept. of Wireless Commun. Eng., Kwangwoon Univ., Seoul, South Korea

Volume

13

fYear

2014

fDate

2014

Firstpage

1373

Lastpage

1376

Abstract

In this letter, a reconfigurable radiation pattern antenna for multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) applications on mobile devices is proposed. The operating frequency band of the antenna is 5.15-5.35 GHz for a wireless local area network (WLAN) 802.11a service. Each antenna is composed of a loop-and-dipole structure, as well as two switches for the reconfigurable radiation pattern, to generate a beam in three different directions. The proposed antenna is designed to have an orthogonally directional radiation pattern with high isolation and a low-correlation coefficient in the MIMO environment.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; directive antennas; microwave antenna arrays; mobile antennas; telecommunication standards; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11a service; frequency 5.15 GHz to 5.35 GHz; loop-and-dipole structure; mobile devices; multiple-input-multiple-output antennas; orthogonally directional radiation pattern; pattern reconfigurable MIMO antenna; radiation pattern reconfigurable antenna; wireless local area network; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Directive antennas; Gain; MIMO; Envelope correlation coefficient; high isolation; low correlation; multiple-input–multiple-ouput (MIMO) antenna; pattern-reconfigurable antenna;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2014.2339012

Filename

6861941