Title :
Mutual coupling compensation accuracy
Author_Institution :
Ericsson Wireless Commun., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Mutual coupling between array antenna elements degrades the SINR of adaptive algorithms and distorts array transmit and receive patterns. Techniques have been developed to measure the coupling matrix C and to compensate array data using the matrix inverse C/sup -1/. Measurement and compensation accuracy required to achieve desired array performance have not been analyzed, however. The present work analyzes the effects of compensation errors and, for the first time, puts quantitative bounds on the required compensation accuracy.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; error compensation; SINR; array antenna elements; compensation accuracy; compensation errors; coupling matrix; mutual coupling; receive patterns; transmit patterns; Adaptive algorithm; Adaptive arrays; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Degradation; Distortion measurement; Mutual coupling; Receiving antennas; Signal to noise ratio; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7070-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2001.960219
