Keywords

Amplifier noise, coupled circuits, electromagnetic coupling, multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems

Abstract

This paper uses a detailed model of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems to explore the impact of signal coupling in the receiver front end on communication capacity. The model is applied to assess the performance of a MIMO system with two transmit and receive antennas in a simulated multipath environment for different amplifier coupling levels. The results show that in practical scenarios where simple impedance matching techniques are used, the circuit coupling can reduce the signal-to-noise ratio at the receiver and therefore degrade the achievable MIMO capacity.

Original Publication Citation

Morris, M. L., and M. A. Jensen. "Impact of Receive Amplifier Signal Coupling on MIMO System Performance." Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on 54.5 (25): 1678-83

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2005-09-01

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/1064

Publisher

IEEE

Language

English

College

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology

Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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