Title :
Diversity spectra of dense antenna arrays
Author_Institution :
South Westphalia Univ. of Appl. Sci., Meschede, Germany
Abstract :
We analyse the spatial diversity of dense antenna arrays in the plane and show how it can be characterised by the eigenvalue spectrum of the spatial autocorrelation kernel. We show how this diversity spectrum can be calculated for any spatial fading statistics represented by the power azimuth spectrum (PAS). Numerically calculated diversity spectra provide estimates of the possible diversity gains of the system and help to optimise the geometry of an antenna array.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; diversity reception; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; fading channels; statistical analysis; dense antenna arrays; diversity spectra; eigenvalue spectrum; power azimuth spectrum; spatial autocorrelation kernel; spatial diversity; spatial fading statistics; Antenna arrays; Correlation; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Equations; Fading; Kernel; Mathematical model; MIMO systems; Spatial channel modelling; antenna arrays; diversity techniques; eigenspectra;
Conference_Titel :
Smart Antennas (WSA), 2011 International ITG Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Aachen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-075-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-61284-073-4
DOI :
10.1109/WSA.2011.5741910
