• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2015

A worst-case estimate of an envelope correlation coefficient (ECC) is obtained for small multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) mobile antennas operating below 1 GHz. The worst-case estimate is numerically derived in this paper using spherical and exponential wave functions. The derived result confirms that the worst-case ECC can be easily obtained from the rotation angle between the radiation patterns of two MIMO elements, which are attained directly from the amplitude of 2D electric field patterns without any additional phase and polarization information. As a practical example, MIMO mobile antennas with different antenna element arrangements are compared to verify the validity of the proposed worst-case estimate. Moreover, based on these analyses, we also suggest an effective approach to reduce the ECC of a small MIMO mobile antenna operating below 1 GHz by properly locating the antenna elements to make the radiation patterns perpendicular to each other.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.817-820
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 스마트 안경에서 사용가능한 2.4 GHz 무선 근거리 통신망(WLAN) 대역용 소형 다중 입력 다중 출력(MIMO) 안테나 설계 및 구현에 대한 제안을 하였다. MIMO 안테나 시스템을 소형화하기 위해서, 안테나의 그라운드면을 방사체로서 사용하였으며, T 자형의 접지면을 제안하고 있다. 광대역 격리를 특성을 확보하기 위해, 이중 공진이 그라운드 모드에서 형성되도록 한다. 하나의 공진은 T 자형 접지에 의해 생성되고, 두 번째 공진은 두 개의 급전선 사이에 슬롯과 커패시터를 추가하여 만들어진다. 구현된 안테나의 측정 결과, 반사 계수 특성은 -5.1 dB보다 작지만, 얻는 격리 특성은 -20 dB 미만이다. 다이버시티 성능은 측정된 2차원 방사 패턴을 사용하여 평가하였고, 목표 대역(2.4~2.5 GHz)에서 측정된 ECC(envelope correlation coefficients) 값은 0.1 미만이다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.248-256
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 4G 이동 통신을 위한 메탈 폰용 보조 슬롯 하이브리드 MIMO 안테나를 설계하고, 이를 제작하였다. 보조 슬롯은 단말기 후면 메탈 커버에 슬롯을 내어 LTE class 40 대역을 담당하게 하였다. 보조 슬롯은 모노폴 안테나와 함께 하이브리드로 동작한다. 제안 안테나는 LTE class 13/ LTE class 14/ CDMA/ GSM/ DCS/ PCS/ W-CDMA/ LTE class 40 대역에서 VSWR 3:1 이하의 조건을 만족하였다. MIMO 동작을 위한 ECC(Envelope Correlation Coefficient)는 전 대역에서 0.2 이하의 특성을 보였다. MTG 무반사실 측정한 안테나의 평균 이득은 -5.57~-1.45 dBi이고, 효율은 27.75~71.6%로 측정되었다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1113-1119
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 다중 입출력(Multiple-Input Multiple-Output: MIMO) 무선 기계에 대한 안테나의 설계를 제안하였다. 제안된 안테나는 다양한 LTE(Long Term Evolution) 서비스 대역을 다룬다; 밴드(band) 17(704~746 MHz), 밴드 13(746~787 MHz), 밴드 5(824~894 MHz), and 밴드 8(880~960 MHz). 제안된 주(main) 안테나는 광대역 동작을 위해 역 L-형태의 슬릿(slit)을 가지고 있다. 그리고 LTE 부(sub) 안테나는 스위치(switch)를 결합한 루프(loop) 안테나 구조에 기초를 두었고, 논리 회로에 의해서 공진 주파수가 조절될 수 있다. LTE 수신 안테나에 대한 조절 기술은 원하는 대역의 실현을 위해, 그리고 임피던스(impedance) 조절을 위해 RF MEMS(Micro-Electro Mechanical System)를 사용하였다. 두 개의 제안된 안테나는 서로 수직으로 편파되기 때문에 원하는 주파수 대역에서 두 안테나는 -20 dB 이하의 격리도 특성을 가지며, 두 안테나 사이의 상관 계수(Envelope Correlation Coefficient: ECC) 특성은 0.06 이하의 매우 낮은 값을 가진다. 제안된 안테나는 통합된 LTE 다중 입출력 시스템의 단말기에 적용이 가능하다.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.20-30
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• 2019

A wide-band multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna with dual-band (2.4 and 5 GHz) operation is proposed for premium indoor access points (IAPs). Typically, an omni-directional pattern is used for dipole antennas and a directional radiation pattern is used for patch antennas. In this paper, both antenna types were used to compare their performance with that of the proposed $2{\times}2$ MIMO antenna. We simulated and measured the performance of the MIMO antenna, including the isolation, envelope correlation coefficient (ECC), mean effective gain (MEG) for the IAPs, and the throughput, in order to determine its communication quality. The performance of the antennas was analyzed according to the ECC and MEG. The proposed antenna has sufficient performance and excellent characteristics, making it suitable for IAPs. We analyzed the communication performance of wireless networks using the throughput data of a typical office environment. The network throughput of an 802.11n device was used for the comparison and was conducted according to the antenna type. The results showed that the values of the ECC, MEG, and the throughput have unique characteristics in terms of their directivity, antenna gains, isolation, etc. This paper also discusses the communication performance of various aspects of MIMO in multipath situations.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.219-223
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• 2015

In this paper, a miniaturized radio frequency choke (RFC) using modified stubs is proposed to improve isolation characteristics in a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system. The proposed RFC, based on the LC resonance, is designed to suppress the leakage current that leads to the degradation of antenna diversity performances in the MIMO antenna configuration. The proposed RFC is composed of two open stubs that are implemented on the top of the ground plane and miniaturized by adding a slit structure on the ground plane. The MIMO antennas are also designed to verify isolation performance in the LTE 2300 band (2,300-2,400 MHz). The MIMO antennas perform well with low reflection coefficient characteristics and high isolation characteristics in the whole LTE 2300 band. To evaluate the isolation in the MIMO system, the envelope correlation coefficient (ECC) is calculated, and the value is less than 0.08. The achieved ECC is regarded as a reasonable result for improving isolation performance in the frequency range of 2,300-2,400 MHz; also, radiation patterns of antenna elements are maintained regardless of the presence of RFC.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 아이솔레이션 에이드를 사용하여 격리도를 향상시킨 무선랜용 MIMO안테나를 설계하였다. IEEE 802.11.n의 무선랜대역인 2.4GHz대역과 5GHz대역에서 사용이 가능한 PIFA를 안테나 프레임과 접지면을 기준으로 대칭으로 배치하였다. 두 안테나 사이에 아이솔레이션 에이드를 삽입하여 2.4GHz대역의 격리도를 최대 5dB향상시켰고, 5GHz대역의 격리도를 최대 7dB향상 시켰다. 제안된 안테나의 전체효율은 60%이상이며, 계산된 ECC(Envelope Correlation Coefficient)는 0.1이하이다.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.28-33
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• 2013

This paper proposes a miniaturized high-isolation diversity antenna for wearable wireless body area network (WBAN) applications. An inverted-F type radiating element is used to reduce the overall dimension of the proposed antenna to $30mm{\times}30mm{\times}2.5mm$. The antenna performance on the human body phantom is analyzed through simulation and the performance of the fabricated antenna is verified by comparing the measured data with that of the simulation when the antenna is placed on a semi-solid flat phantom with equivalent electrical properties of a human body. The fabricated antenna has a 10 dB return loss bandwidth over the Industrial Scientific Medical (ISM) band from 2.35 GHz to 2.71 GHz and isolation is higher than 28 dB at 2.45 GHz. The measured peak gain of antenna elements # 1 and # 2 is -0.43 dBi and -0.54 dBi, respectively. Performance parameters are analyzed, including envelope correlation coefficient (ECC), mean effective gain (MEG), and the MEG ratio. In addition, the specific absorption ratio (SAR) distributions of the proposed antenna are measured for consideration in use.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제65권6호
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• pp.1032-1037
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• 2016

In this paper, the method of isolation enhancement for the mobile phone MIMO antenna of LTE class 40(2300~2400MHz) was studied. Design of MIMO antenna was based on the hybrid antenna that operates both a monopole and an IFA(Inverted F Antenna). A structure for the isolation enhancement which controls induced electric field on the ground plane is located between MIMO antenna, and was not connected with the ground but apart 0.3mm. A MIMO antenna that operates on class 3~40(1710~2400MHz) of LTE service bands and a structure for the isolation enhancement at the class 10 band were designed. VSWR measurement of implemented antenna on the FR4 board showed within 3:1 at entire design bands, and isolation between antennas at the class 40 band was less than -30dB. Isolation was enhanced more than 20dB by the studied structure. ECC(Envelope Correlation Coefficient) for MIMO performance was under 0.1, and antenna average gain and efficiency measured in the anechoic chamber were -4.28~-1.40dBi and 37.32~72.36% respectively.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제63권12호
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• pp.1661-1666
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• 2014

In this paper, a compact planar ultra wideband (UWB, 3.1~10.6GHz) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna is proposed. This antenna consists of two monopole planar UWB antennas and T-shaped stub decoupling between two antennas. The T-shaped stub improve the isolation characteristic at the wide band. The evolution strategy(ES) algorithm is employed to optimized design. As a result, optimized antenna has a return loss less than -10dB and the isolation less than -15dB from 3.1GHz to 10.6GHz. During the optimization process, the antenna gain is enhanced at lower band and the envelope correlation coefficient(ECC) is lower than 0.003.