Acta Metallurgica Sinica(English letters) ›› 2009, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (6): 6-10.doi: 10.1016/S1005-8885(08)60281-2

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Performance analysis of compact MIMO
system based on network theory

XU Dan , ZHANG Jing, ZHANG Ye-rong   

  1. College of Communication and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210003, China
  • Received:2008-12-22 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2009-12-30
  • Contact: XU Dan

Abstract:

The impact of mutual coupling on the performance of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems with compact antenna arrays is analyzed. This article aims to use the S-parameter modeling approach to examine the impact of mutual coupling on three system-related performance measures: antenna correlation, efficiency and bandwidth. It is shown that implementing a good matching network can drastically improve the system performance in the presence of strong mutual coupling. Experiment results indicate the superiority of cross-shaped antenna to dipole antenna.

Key words:

MIMO;mutual coupling;wireless channel