Title :
Antenna diversity in UWB indoor channel
Author :
D´Errico, R. ; Sibille, Alain ; Giorgetti, A. ; Chiani, Marco
Author_Institution :
Ecole Nat. Super. de Tech. Av. (ENSTA), Paris
Abstract :
In this paper we present a UWB channel measurement campaign in the 2 - 10 GHz band to assess if significant improvements can be obtained by the adoption of multiple antennas in UWB systems. To this aim, an analysis of spatial diversity with arrays of a variety of representative UWB antennas is presented with emphasis on the differences between virtual and real compact arrays, including mutual coupling effects. The impact of interelement spacing and signal bandwidth on spatial diversity is also discussed.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; diversity reception; microwave antenna arrays; multifrequency antennas; ultra wideband antennas; ultra wideband communication; UWB antenna arrays; UWB indoor channel measurement campaign; antenna diversity; multiple antennas; spatial diversity; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Bandwidth; Linear antenna arrays; MIMO; Mutual coupling; System performance; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Ultra-Wideband, 2008. ICUWB 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hannover
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2216-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1827-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICUWB.2008.4653340
