Design of a flat fading 4 × 4 MIMO testbed for antenna characterization using a modular approach

IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 2915-2920

  Chiu, Chi Yuk ^a   Cheng, Chi Ho ^a   Wan, Yuk Shing ^a   Rowell, Corbett R ^b   Murch, Ross D ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CHANNEL ESTIMATION; CORRELATION METHODS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT;

ANTENNA CHARACTERIZATION; ANTENNA CORRELATION; MODULAR DESIGN;

FADING CHANNELS;

EID: 36349007730     PISSN: 15253511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WCNC.2007.540     Document Type: Conference Paper

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