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Integration of non-linear, radiation, and propagation CAD techniques for MIMO link design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2011

Vittorio Rizzoli ,
Alessandra Costanzo ,
Diego Masotti ,
Martino Aldrigo ,
Francesco Donzelli  and
Vittorio Degli Esposti
Vittorio Rizzoli
Affiliation:
DEIS, University of Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, 40136, Bologna.
Alessandra Costanzo*
Affiliation:
DEIS – II School of Engineering, Cesena Campus, University of Bologna.
Diego Masotti
Affiliation:
DEIS, University of Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, 40136, Bologna.
Martino Aldrigo
Affiliation:
DEIS, University of Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, 40136, Bologna.
Francesco Donzelli
Affiliation:
DEIS, University of Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, 40136, Bologna.
Vittorio Degli Esposti
Affiliation:
DEIS – II School of Engineering, Cesena Campus, University of Bologna.
*
Corresponding author: A. Costanzo Email: alessandra.costanzo@unibo.it
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Abstract

The paper outlines an exhaustive computer-aided design (CAD) procedure for the circuit-level simulation of entire multi-input multi-output (MIMO) links. The multiple transmitting and receiving antennas are treated as multiport radiating systems characterized by electromagnetic (EM) analysis. The effects of mutual couplings in terms of the frequency-dependent near-field and far-field performance of each element are accounted for in a straightforward and rigorous way. The set of transmitters is treated as a unique non-linear system loaded by the multiport antenna, and is analyzed by non-linear circuit techniques. The same is done for the set of receivers. In order to establish the connection between transmitters and receivers, the radiated far-field is evaluated by EM analysis, and the field incident on each receiver antenna is computed by extending to the MIMO case an available ray tracing technique. EM theory is then used to describe the receiving array as a linear active multiport network. This technique allows analysis of several MIMO systems, exploiting different array element spatial locations and frequencies of operation in a straightforward and automatic way. Bit error rate (BER) computation and minimization are demonstrated at the circuit level.

Keywords

MIMOEM analysisnon-linear CADchannel modelingBER
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 4 , Special Issue 2: Special issue on Surveillance Systems for Air Navigation Services , April 2012 , pp. 223 - 232
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2011

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