Title :
Element radiation characteristics for optimal antenna diversity
Author :
Evans, Daniel N. ; Jensen, Michael A.
Author_Institution :
Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents several variants of the approach which can determine near-optimal radiation patterns under the constraint that the apertures (and therefore currents) for the elements do not overlap. Computational examples show that some of the methods can consistently provide performance which rivals that achievable with the optimal results for overlapping currents.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; element radiation characteristics; near-optimal radiation patterns; optimal antenna diversity; overlapping currents; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Antenna theory; Antennas and propagation; Aperture antennas; Covariance matrix; Current distribution; Diversity methods; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Stochastic processes;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2009. APSURSI '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charleston, SC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3647-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2009.5171692
