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2002
Conference Paper
Title
Antenna spacing in MIMO indoor channels
Abstract
We study the relation between antenna spacing and capacity of MIMO channels for indoor environments using a ray tracing program. It has been confirmed also by measurements that in rich scattering environments an antenna spacing below 0.5 lambda is sufficient to reach nearly the full capacity predicted for multiple-antenna arrays in ideal and uncorrelated Rayleigh fading channels.
Conference
Keyword(s)
antenna arrays
antenna testing
channel capacity
electromagnetic wave scattering
indoor radio
mimo systems
ray tracing
rayleigh channels
receiving antennas
transmitting antennas
antenna spacing
mimo channels
indoor environments
ray tracing program
rich scattering environments
antenna measurements
multiple-antenna arrays
ideal uncorrelated channels
rayleigh fading channels
multiple-element antenna arrays