DocumentCode
1138971
Title
Combined effects of finite diversity switch isolation and antenna mutual coupling on spatial diversity
Author
Georgiadis, Apostolos ; Kalialakis, Christos
Author_Institution
Telecommun. Technol. Center of Catalonia (CTTC), Barcelona
Volume
50
Issue
1
fYear
2008
Firstpage
221
Lastpage
226
Abstract
The effects of certain non-ideal conditions on spatial diversity are examined. Diversity switches are microwave components that can be found in spatial-diversity systems. The effects of the finite isolation are treated, along with the effect of mutual coupling between the antenna elements. The mutual coupling is demonstrated for the case of dipoles and rectangular microstrip antennas. Closed-form expressions are provided for the correlation efficient of two-branch diversity schemes.
Keywords
dipole antennas; diversity reception; electromagnetic coupling; microstrip antennas; microwave switches; antenna mutual coupling; closed-form expression; dipole antenna; finite diversity switch isolation; microwave switch; rectangular microstrip antenna; spatial-diversity system; Dipole antennas; Distribution functions; Diversity methods; Diversity reception; Fading; Microstrip antennas; Mutual coupling; Receiving antennas; Switches; Telecommunication switching;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1045-9243
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAP.2008.4494554
Filename
4494554
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