A novel method for modelling polarisation conversion

Author

Wang, Shihua ; Kitchener, Dean ; Chen, Xiaodong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electroninc Eng., Univ. of London, London

fYear

2008

fDate

17-18 March 2008

Firstpage

437

Lastpage

440

Abstract

Multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) wireless systems, characterized by multiple antenna elements at the transmitter and receiver, have demonstrated the potential for increased capacity in rich multipath environments. However, the performance of a MIMO link is very much dependent on the radio channel characteristics and the antenna design at the base station and the mobile terminal. This paper presents a stochastic model which is developed for modelling the polarisation conversion in MIMO channels by using the Poincare method for representing polarisation states on a sphere.

Keywords

MIMO systems; Poincare mapping; mobile antennas; radio receivers; radio transmitters; stochastic processes; wireless channels; MIMO channels; MIMO link; Poincare method; antenna design; mobile terminal; multipath environments; multiple antenna elements; multiple-input-multiple-output wireless systems; polarisation conversion; radio channel characteristics; receiver; stochastic model; transmitter; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Base stations; MIMO; Mobile antennas; Polarization; Radio transmitters; Receiving antennas; Stokes parameters; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Conference, 2008. LAPC 2008. Loughborough

Conference_Location

Loughborough

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1893-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1894-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LAPC.2008.4516960

Filename

4516960