Title :
Near-field MIMO communication utilizing both electric and magnetic field components
Author :
Nikravan, M.A. ; Do-Hoon Kwon ; Schantz, Hans G. ; Unden, Alfred H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
A wireless channel multiplexing method which utilizes both electric and magnetic field components of an electromagnetic wave as separate information carriers in the near-field region is presented. It is shown that multiplexing gain can be obtained in free space in the absence of scattering as well as indoor environments. Measured indoor channels at 1 MHz validate capacity enhancement of the proposed 2×2 MIMO link compared with the reference SISO link.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; electric fields; indoor radio; magnetic fields; multiplexing; near-field communication; telecommunication channels; wireless channels; MIMO link; SISO link; electric field components; electromagnetic wave; frequency 1 MHz; indoor channels; indoor environments; magnetic field components; multiplexing gain; near-field MIMO communication; scattering; wireless channel multiplexing method; Antenna measurements; Channel capacity; MIMO; Magnetic separation; Multiplexing; Receiving antennas; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6904568
