Capacity Gain of MIMO Systems with Micro-structured Antenna Arrays

Nadine Malhouroux-Gaffet (1) , Patrice Pajusco (2, 3) , Roxana Burghelea (4, 3) , Christian Leray (5)

1 Orange Labs - Belfort (Orange)
2 Lab-STICC_TB_MOM_PIM
3 MO - Département Micro-Ondes
4 Lab-STICC_TB_MOM_DIM
5 TRC - Times Reversal Communications (Entreprise)

This paper aims to evaluate the contribution of micro-structured antennas in MIMO communication systems. This antenna technology is based on hybridization band gaps and presents at the same time a very small form factor and very low correlation coefficients. In order to evaluate this new type of antenna, a comparison of performance with patch antenna type was performed. Both prototypes were used in an indoor measurement campaign in a residential environment. An analysis of the MIMO matrix measurement has been carried out focusing on the MIMO gain capacity of the two types of antennas.

Mots clés: MIMO; antenna; propagation; measurement

Domaines: Electronique

Nadine Malhouroux-Gaffet, Patrice Pajusco, Roxana Burghelea, Christian Leray. Capacity Gain of MIMO Systems with Micro-structured Antenna Arrays. EuCAP 2014 : the 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Apr 2014, La Haye, Netherlands. ⟨hal-01015135⟩