The Effect of Mutual Coupling Between Antenna Elements on the Performance of Indoor MIMO Systems

Abstract

We investigate the performance of indoor MIMO channel using a two-ring correlated channel model. The results show that the physical arrangementof antennaarray elements as well as the indoor scattering environment influence the spatial cross correlation which in tum influences the system performance. We also investigate the influence of mutual coupling between antenna elements on performance of indoor MIMO systems.The results of the investigation provide insights on the design of mdoor space-time communication systems.