MIMO antenna optimization using method of moments analysis

Author

Mohajer, Mehrbod ; Safavi-Naeini, Safieddin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 March 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

A MIMO antenna design optimization method based on minimization of correlation coefficients for maximizing the system capacity in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems is presented. The packaging effects on radiation field patterns of MIMO antenna elements have also been included using a reciprocity approach and method of moments (MoM) analysis. As practical examples, optimal location of two patch antennas placed on a small ground plane and conducting cube have been determined using the proposed method.

Keywords

MIMO communication; antenna radiation patterns; method of moments; microstrip antenna arrays; optimisation; MIMO antenna optimization; correlation coefficients; method of moments analysis; multiple-input multiple-output systems; packaging effects; patch antennas; radiation field patterns; small ground plane; MIMO; Moment methods; Optimization methods; Packaging; Patch antennas; Power system modeling; Radio transmitters; Receiving antennas; Signal to noise ratio; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antenna Technology, 2009. iWAT 2009. IEEE International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Santa Monica, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4395-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4396-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWAT.2009.4906938

Filename

4906938