Title :
Reconfigurable spiral antenna array for pattern diversity in wideband MIMO communication systems
Author :
Mookiah, Prathaban ; Piazza, Daniele ; Dandekar, Kapil R.
Author_Institution :
Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA
Abstract :
A reconfigurable spiral antenna was employed in a MIMO system and its performance was analyzed in terms of channel capacity. The results show that a reconfigurable spiral array antenna system derives significant improvements over non reconfigurable antenna arrays. The bandwidth of the antenna and its compact size makes it a suitable candidate for use in compact wideband MIMO systems. Future work will concentrate on increasing the bandwidth of the antenna to make it appropriate for use in UWB MIMO communications.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; channel capacity; spiral antennas; UWB communications; antenna bandwidth; channel capacity; nonreconfigurable antenna arrays; pattern diversity; reconfigurable spiral antenna array; wideband MIMO communication systems; Antenna arrays; Broadband antennas; MIMO; Spirals;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4619210
