Title :
Quadrifilar helix antenna for MIMO system
Author :
Chew, Daniel K C ; Morfis, Ioannis ; Mavrakis, Dimitrios ; Stavrou, Stavros
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
Abstract :
In this letter, the performance of using a meander line printed quadrifilar helix antenna (MPQHA) structure in a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) system was investigated. It is known that MIMO systems can offer larger capacity than traditional systems, and can exploit transmit or receive diversity. An important parameter is the correlation between the adjacent channels, with a capacity increase for low correlation. It was found that the MPQHA offers low correlation between its individual elements, and has significant advantages in terms of size compared to an array of monopole antennas.
Keywords :
MIMO systems; channel capacity; correlation methods; diversity reception; helical antennas; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; 2.0 GHz; MIMO systems; MPQHA; adjacent channels correlation; channel capacity increase; meander line printed antenna; mobile antennas; quadrifilar helix antenna; receive diversity; transmit diversity;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2004.832642
