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Design of multimode multiband antennas for MIMO terminals using characteristic mode analysis

Miers, Zachary LU and Lau, Buon Kiong LU (2014) IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, 2014 p.1429-1430
Abstract
Characteristic mode analysis provides unparalleled insights into designing high performance multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) terminal antennas at frequencies where the antenna elements are constrained to be electrically small. Conventionally, an electrically small single-antenna utilizes the fundamental characteristic mode of the terminal chassis to obtain sufficient bandwidth while maintaining high radiation efficiency. However, modern MIMO terminals require two or more antennas per frequency band, and they tend to excite the same fundamental chassis mode, resulting in severe coupling and correlation, and poor overall system performance. Recently, characteristic mode analysis of the chassis is proposed to design highly efficient... (More)
Characteristic mode analysis provides unparalleled insights into designing high performance multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) terminal antennas at frequencies where the antenna elements are constrained to be electrically small. Conventionally, an electrically small single-antenna utilizes the fundamental characteristic mode of the terminal chassis to obtain sufficient bandwidth while maintaining high radiation efficiency. However, modern MIMO terminals require two or more antennas per frequency band, and they tend to excite the same fundamental chassis mode, resulting in severe coupling and correlation, and poor overall system performance. Recently, characteristic mode analysis of the chassis is proposed to design highly efficient multimode multiband MIMO antennas with significant bandwidth using electrically small feed elements. Two distinct and excitable characteristic modes were created at frequencies above and below 1 GHz, for a typical smartphone’s form factor. This paper provides an overview of the method and highlights its versatility for practical implementation in standard plastic cased smartphones as well as in the popular metal-bezeled smartphones, with only minor modifications to the chassis. (Less)
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IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, 2014
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2 pages
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
conference name
IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, 2014
conference location
Memphis, United States
conference dates
2014-07-06 - 2014-07-11
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  • wos:000361554401271
  • scopus:84907863107
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1947-1491
1522-3965
ISBN
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI
10.1109/APS.2014.6905040
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Systematic Antenna Design Using the Theory of Characteristic Modes
EIT_Optantsys Novel Antenna System Design Paradigm for High Performance Mobile Communications
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English
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  abstract     = {{Characteristic mode analysis provides unparalleled insights into designing high performance multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) terminal antennas at frequencies where the antenna elements are constrained to be electrically small. Conventionally, an electrically small single-antenna utilizes the fundamental characteristic mode of the terminal chassis to obtain sufficient bandwidth while maintaining high radiation efficiency. However, modern MIMO terminals require two or more antennas per frequency band, and they tend to excite the same fundamental chassis mode, resulting in severe coupling and correlation, and poor overall system performance. Recently, characteristic mode analysis of the chassis is proposed to design highly efficient multimode multiband MIMO antennas with significant bandwidth using electrically small feed elements. Two distinct and excitable characteristic modes were created at frequencies above and below 1 GHz, for a typical smartphone’s form factor. This paper provides an overview of the method and highlights its versatility for practical implementation in standard plastic cased smartphones as well as in the popular metal-bezeled smartphones, with only minor modifications to the chassis.}},
  author       = {{Miers, Zachary and Lau, Buon Kiong}},
  booktitle    = {{IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, 2014}},
  isbn         = {{978-1-4799-3538-3}},
  issn         = {{1947-1491}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1429--1430}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  title        = {{Design of multimode multiband antennas for MIMO terminals using characteristic mode analysis}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/1343497/7765692.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/APS.2014.6905040}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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