中国邮电高校学报(英文) ›› 2017, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (2): 96-102.doi: 10.1016/S1005-8885(17)60204-8

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Length minimization of uniform linear antenna array for millimeter wave communications with maximum capacity

陈瑞瑞,张海林   

  1. 西安电子科技大学
  • 收稿日期:2016-09-13 修回日期:2017-03-31 出版日期:2017-04-30 发布日期:2017-04-30
  • 通讯作者: 陈瑞瑞 E-mail:rrchen@stu.xidian.edu.cn

Length minimization of uniform linear antenna array for millimeter wave communications with maximum capacity

  • Received:2016-09-13 Revised:2017-03-31 Online:2017-04-30 Published:2017-04-30
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61401330, 61371127).

摘要: For uniform linear antenna array (ULA) based millimeter wave communications, the maximum capacity can be achieved by the optimal antenna separation product (ASP). However, due to the practical size limitation, it is necessary to decrease the ULA length. In this paper, an optimization problem is formulated to minimize the ULA length for millimeter wave communications with maximum capacity. We decompose the problem into two subproblems: length selection optimization and orientation deployment optimization. The optimal length selection can be obtained when the transmit and receive ULAs have equal length. By using the property of trigonometric function, we derive the optimal orientation deployment and study the influence of orientation deviation on ULA length. Simulation results are presented to validate the analyses.

关键词: millimeter wave, length minimization, uniform linear antenna array, antenna separation product

Abstract: For uniform linear antenna array (ULA) based millimeter wave communications, the maximum capacity can be achieved by the optimal antenna separation product (ASP). However, due to the practical size limitation, it is necessary to decrease the ULA length. In this paper, an optimization problem is formulated to minimize the ULA length for millimeter wave communications with maximum capacity. We decompose the problem into two subproblems: length selection optimization and orientation deployment optimization. The optimal length selection can be obtained when the transmit and receive ULAs have equal length. By using the property of trigonometric function, we derive the optimal orientation deployment and study the influence of orientation deviation on ULA length. Simulation results are presented to validate the analyses.

Key words: millimeter wave, length minimization, uniform linear antenna array, antenna separation product