Array Size Reduction for High-Rank LOS MIMO ULAs

In this letter we propose an extended LOS MIMO channel model, which considers an additional phase shifting term in the transmission path, and which provides the potential to improve channel conditioning significantly. We show that this phase shifting can, for example, be achieved by adding a dielect...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE wireless communications letters 2015-12, Vol.4 (6), p.649-652
Hauptverfasser: Halsig, Tim, Lankl, Berthold
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In this letter we propose an extended LOS MIMO channel model, which considers an additional phase shifting term in the transmission path, and which provides the potential to improve channel conditioning significantly. We show that this phase shifting can, for example, be achieved by adding a dielectric material between the transmitting and receiving antennas, where the phase shift is dependent on the distance the waves travel in the medium. Using that distance as a design parameter we demonstrate that the optimal spacing between antenna elements of uniform linear arrays, achieving full spatial multiplexing, can be reduced compared with the well-known spacing criterion from previous investigations.
ISSN:2162-2337
2162-2345
DOI:10.1109/LWC.2015.2477508