Title :
On the Capacity of Printed Planar Rectangular Patch Antenna Arrays in the MIMO Channel: Analysis and Measurements [Wireless Corner]
Author :
Tunc, Celal Alp ; Olgun, Ugur ; Ertürk, Vakur B. ; Altintas, Ayhan
Author_Institution :
Ankara Res. & Technol. Lab. (ARTLab Ltd.), Ankara, Turkey
Abstract :
Printed arrays of rectangular patch antennas are analyzed in terms of their MIMO performance using a full-wave channel model. These antennas are designed and manufactured in various array configurations, and their MIMO performance is measured in an indoor environment. Good agreement is achieved between the measurements and simulations performed using the full-wave channel model. Effects on the MIMO capacity of the mutual coupling and the electrical properties of the printed patches, such as the relative permittivity and thickness of the dielectric material, are explored.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; method of moments; microstrip antenna arrays; planar antenna arrays; MIMO capacity; MIMO channel; dielectric material; full-wave channel model; printed planar rectangular patch antenna arrays; relative permittivity; Analytical models; Antenna measurements; Computational modeling; Frequency measurement; MIMO; Patch antennas; Planar arrays; MIMO systems; antenna array mutual coupling; antenna arrays; microstrip antennas; microstrip arrays; moment methods; planar printed arrays;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAP.2010.5723264
