DocumentCode
1298692
Title
A Dual-Frequency Omnidirectional Antenna for Polarization Diversity of MIMO and Wireless Communication Applications
Author
Ahn, Chi-Hyung ; Oh, Seong-Won ; Chang, Kai
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Volume
8
fYear
2009
fDate
7/1/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
966
Lastpage
969
Abstract
A dual-frequency polarization diversity antenna is present for multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) systems. The proposed antenna produces horizontally polarized omnidirectional radiation fields caused by constant current distribution on its wing structures. The measured return losses of 18 and 19 dB are achieved at 2.45 and 3.9 GHz, respectively. The omnidirectional radiation patterns are achieved for dual-band MIMO systems and other wireless communication applications.
Keywords
MIMO communication; antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; multifrequency antennas; MIMO communication; dualfrequency omnidirectional antenna; frequency 2.45 GHz; frequency 3.9 GHz; horizontally polarized omnidirectional radiation fields; loss 18 dB; loss 19 dB; multiple-input-multiple-output systems; omnidirectional radiation patterns; polarization diversity; wireless communication; Diversity; dual-band antenna; multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO); wireless communications;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-1225
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LAWP.2009.2030135
Filename
5204238
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