• Printed MIMO Antenna Engineering (2)
• Contents (8)
• Preface (12)
• Acknowledgments (16)
• 1 Introduction (18)
  • 1.1 Wireless Technology Evolution (18)
  • 1.2 Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output Technology (22)
  • 1.3 Market Forecasts (25)
  • 1.4 Conclusions (25)
  • References (26)
• 2 Antenna Fundamentals (28)
  • 2.1 Radiation Mechanism (28)
  • 2.2 Single Antenna Parameters (32)
    • 2.2.1 Resonance (32)
    • 2.2.2 Radiation Patterns (35)
    • 2.2.3 Directivity (35)
    • 2.2.4 Efficiency (36)
    • 2.2.5 Gain (38)
    • 2.2.6 Polarization (38)
  • 2.3 MIMO Antenna Parameters (40)
    • 2.3.1 Total Active Reflection Coefficient (40)
    • 2.3.2 Isolation (42)
    • 2.3.3 Correlation Coefficient (42)
    • 2.3.4 Mean Effective Gain (44)
    • 2.3.5 Diversity Gain (47)
    • 2.3.6 Branch Power Ratio (49)
    • 2.3.7 System Capacity (49)
  • 2.4 Printed Antenna Types (53)
    • 2.4.1 Printed Dipole Antennas (54)
    • 2.4.2 Printed Monopole Antennas (59)
    • 2.4.3 Printed Loop Antennas (59)
    • 2.4.4 Printed Patch Antennas (63)
    • 2.4.5 Printed Inverted-F Antenna (70)
    • 2.4.6 Other Printed Antenna Structures (74)
  • 2.5 Antenna Integration Effects (75)
    • 2.5.1 Effect of PCB Ground Plane (75)
    • 2.5.2 Effect of Mobile Terminal Casing (77)
    • 2.5.3 Effect of the Presence of User’s Hand and Head (77)
  • 2.6 Antenna Arrays (80)
  • 2.7 Conclusions (86)
  • References (86)
• 3 Electrically Small Printed Antennas (94)
  • 3.1 Features of Electrically Small Antennas (94)
    • 3.1.1 The Quality Factor (Q) (95)
    • 3.1.2 Maximum Gain (Gmax) (99)
    • 3.1.3 Efficiency (101)
    • 3.1.4 Radiation Patterns (102)
  • 3.2 ESA Examples (102)
    • 3.2.1 Meander Line ESAs (102)
    • 3.2.2 Loop and Spiral ESAs (106)
    • 3.2.3 Other Printed Geometries for ESAs (108)
  • 3.3 Conclusions (113)
  • References (117)
• 4 Printed Single-Band MIMO Antenna Systems (120)
  • 4.1 MIMO Antennas for Access Points and General Applications (120)
  • 4.2 MIMO Antennas for Cellular and Smartphones (128)
  • 4.3 MIMO Antennas for Large PCs and Tablets (139)
  • 4.4 MIMO Antennas for USB Dongles (151)
  • 4.5 Conclusions (157)
  • References (161)
• 5 Multiband Printed MIMO Antenna Systems (168)
  • 5.1 Printed Multiband MIMO Antenna Systems for Wireless Access Points and Generic Applications (169)
  • 5.2 Printed Multiband MIMO Antennas for Mobile Phones (180)
  • 5.3 Multiband Printed MIMO Antennas for Portable Computers (202)
  • 5.4 Multiband MIMO Antennas for USB Dongle Applications (208)
  • 5.5 Design Guidelines for Multiband Printed MIMO Antennas (213)
  • 5.6 Conclusions (222)
  • References (224)
• 6 Isolation Enhancement Techniques for Printed MIMO Antenna Systems (232)
  • 6.1 Antenna Placement and Orientation (233)
  • 6.2 Decoupling Networks (241)
  • 6.3 Parasitic Elements (251)
  • 6.4 Defected Ground Structures (260)
  • 6.5 Neutralization Lines (270)
  • 6.6 Metamaterial-Based Isolation Enhancement Structures (276)
  • 6.7 Conclusions (283)
  • References (287)
• 7 MIMO Antenna Performance Measurements (290)
  • 7.1 Conventional Antenna Measurement Methods (290)
    • 7.1.1 S-Parameter Measurements (291)
    • 7.1.2 Antenna Radiation Pattern Measurements (291)
  • 7.2 MIMO Antenna Performance Measurement Technique (294)
    • 7.2.1 The Anechoic Chamber Multiprobe OTA Method (295)
    • 7.2.2 The Two-Stage OTA Method (296)
    • 7.2.3 Reverberation Chamber OTA Method (298)
  • 7.3 Remarks on MIMO OTA Testing (300)
  • 7.4 Conclusions (302)
  • References (302)
• List Of Abbreviations (304)
• About the Author (308)
• Index (310)