Title :
700–960MHz MIMO antenna for picocell applications
Author :
Trinh, L.H. ; Ferrero, Fabien ; Staraj, Robert ; Ribero, Jean-Marc
Author_Institution :
LEAT, Univ. of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Sophia Antipolis, France
Abstract :
This article presents the design and simulation of a MIMO antenna dedicated to picocell applications. Satisfying the compactness of a mini-residential gateway, the proposed concept is made up of two folded IFAs with PI matching circuits on a FR4 epoxy substrate. The antenna operates in the frequency range of 700 to 960 MHz with a S11 lower than -10 dB. It can be integrated in a picocell base station which has a total size of 175×140×35 mm3 and exhibits in this case, efficiencies greater than 81%.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; UHF antennas; picocellular radio; planar inverted-F antennas; FR4 epoxy substrate; MIMO antenna; PI matching circuit; folded IFA; frequency 700 MHz to 960 MHz; miniresidential gateway; picocell application; picocell base station; size 140 mm; size 175 mm; size 35 mm; Base stations; Correlation; Logic gates; MIMO; Microwave antennas; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5315-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2013.6710844
