Title :
Combined effect of polarization diversity and mutual coupling on MIMO capacity
Author :
Fakhereddin, M.J. ; Dandekar, K.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
This paper examines the combined effect of varying antenna polarization and mutual coupling in a generic non line of sight (NLOS) environment on multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system´s performance. Simulations at various inter-element spacing and antenna polarization are conducted in an obstructed street alley environment. This introduces variations in pattern diversity that can potentially benefit channel performance. Our goal is to finally relate this study to the design of antenna arrays for practical mobile terminals.
Keywords :
MIMO systems; antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; computational electromagnetics; coupled circuits; diversity reception; electromagnetic wave polarisation; mobile radio; CEM; MIMO; MIMO capacity; NLOS environment; antenna arrays; antenna polarization; antenna radiation pattern; channel performance; inter-element spacing; mobile systems; mobile terminals; multiple-input multiple-output system; mutual coupling; nonline of sight environment; obstructed street alley environment; pattern diversity variations; polarization diversity; Antenna arrays; Antennas and propagation; Computational modeling; Computer vision; Dipole antennas; Electromagnetic propagation; MIMO; Mobile antennas; Mutual coupling; Polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1219283
