Title :
Impact of a new wideband slot array on MIMO indoor system performance
Author :
Costa, Jorge R. ; Lima, Eduardo B. ; Medeiros, Carla R. ; Fernandes, Carlos A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Lisbon Univ. Inst., Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract :
Indoor channel measurements were carried out to evaluate the impact on MIMO system performance of a new wideband compact slot antenna array intended for WLAN Access Points (AP). The antenna explores both spatial and polarization diversity. The study involves a detailed MIMO performance comparison against a common array of patches. The new antenna shows a clear improvement in terms of bit error rate for different number of array elements and different polarization diversity arrangements.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; broadband antennas; diversity reception; indoor communication; microstrip antenna arrays; slot antenna arrays; wireless LAN; wireless channels; MIMO indoor system performance; WLAN access points; array elements; bit error rate; indoor channel measurements; polarization diversity; spatial diversity; wideband compact slot antenna array; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; MIMO; Wireless communication; Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) array; indoor system performance measurements; printed wideband tapered slot antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Spokane, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9562-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2011.5996953
