Branch correlation measurements and analysis in an indoor Rayleigh fading channel for polarization diversity using a dual polarized patch antenna

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 555-557

  Hajian, M ^a,b   Nikookar, H ^a,b   Der Zwan, F V ^a,b   Ligthart, L P ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Correlation; Polarization; Rayleigh channel

Indexed keywords

BRANCH CORRELATION MEASUREMENTS; DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL (DOA); POLARIZATION DIVERSITY; RAYLEIGH CHANNELS;

ANTENNAS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

RAYLEIGH FADING;

EID: 27844499160     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2005.855390     Document Type: Conference Paper

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