Analysis of a near field MIMO wireless channel using 5.6 GHz dipole antennas

Understanding the impact of interference upon the performance of a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) based device is of paramount importance in ensuring a design is both resilient and robust. In this work the effect of element-element interference in the creation of multiple channels of a wirele...

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Main Authors: Maricar, Mohamed Ismaeel, Gradoni, Gabriele, Greedy, Steve, Ivrlac, Michel T., Nossek, Josef A., Phang, Sendy, Creagh, Stephen C., Tanner, Gregor, Thomas, David W.P.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34686/
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Summary:Understanding the impact of interference upon the performance of a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) based device is of paramount importance in ensuring a design is both resilient and robust. In this work the effect of element-element interference in the creation of multiple channels of a wireless link approaching the near-field regime is studied. The elements of the 2-antenna transmit- and receive-arrays are chosen to be identical folded dipole antennas operating at 5.6 GHz. We find that two equally strong channels can be created even if the antennas interact at sub-wavelength distances, thus confirming previous theoretical predictions.