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Measurement of keyhole effect in a wireless multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channel

Almers, Peter LU ; Tufvesson, Fredrik LU orcid and Molisch, Andreas LU (2003) In IEEE Communications Letters 7(8). p.373-375
Abstract
It has been predicted theoretically that for some environments, the capacity of wireless multiple-input multiple-output systems can become very low even for uncorrelated signals; this effect has been termed "keyhole" or "pinhole." In this letter, We present the (to our knowledge) first measurement of this effect. The measurements are done in a controlled indoor environment, with transmitter and receiver in two adjacent rooms. One of the rooms is shielded, and propagation to, the other room can occur only through a hole or a waveguide in the wall. We find that only the waveguide leads to an unambiguous keyhole, while a hole of the same size still allows multimodal propagation. Measurement of amplitude statistics also confirm theoretical... (More)
It has been predicted theoretically that for some environments, the capacity of wireless multiple-input multiple-output systems can become very low even for uncorrelated signals; this effect has been termed "keyhole" or "pinhole." In this letter, We present the (to our knowledge) first measurement of this effect. The measurements are done in a controlled indoor environment, with transmitter and receiver in two adjacent rooms. One of the rooms is shielded, and propagation to, the other room can occur only through a hole or a waveguide in the wall. We find that only the waveguide leads to an unambiguous keyhole, while a hole of the same size still allows multimodal propagation. Measurement of amplitude statistics also confirm theoretical predictions. (Less)
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eigenvalues, double complex Gaussian, keyhole, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), measurements
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IEEE Communications Letters
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8
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373 - 375
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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1089-7798
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10.1109/LCOMM.2003.815655
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English
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  author       = {{Almers, Peter and Tufvesson, Fredrik and Molisch, Andreas}},
  issn         = {{1089-7798}},
  keywords     = {{eigenvalues; double complex Gaussian; keyhole; multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO); measurements}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{373--375}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Communications Letters}},
  title        = {{Measurement of keyhole effect in a wireless multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channel}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/4383229/504256}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/LCOMM.2003.815655}},
  volume       = {{7}},
  year         = {{2003}},
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