Polarimetric Characterization of Ultrawideband Propagation Channels

The polarization characteristics of the indoor ultrawideband channel are investigated using dual-polar 3.1-10.6 GHz channel measurements. Under the generalized elliptical polarization framework, the channel cross-polar discrimination (XPD) statistics are evaluated. Lognormal and triangular distribut...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation 2008-02, Vol.56 (2), p.532-539
Main Author: Malik, W.Q.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antennas
Applied sciences
Asymptotic properties
Bandwidth
Channel characterization
Channels
cross-polar discrimination (XPD)
Delay
Electromagnetic measurements
Electromagnetic propagation
Electromagnetic scattering
Electromagnetic wave polarization
Exact sciences and technology
Frequency
MIMO
Narrowband
Optical telecommunications
polarization
Polarization characteristics
Radiocommunications
Regression analysis
Spreads
Statistics
Systems, networks and services of telecommunications
Telecommunications
Telecommunications and information theory
Transmission and modulation (techniques and equipments)
Ultra wideband technology
Ultrawideband
ultrawideband (UWB)
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Summary:The polarization characteristics of the indoor ultrawideband channel are investigated using dual-polar 3.1-10.6 GHz channel measurements. Under the generalized elliptical polarization framework, the channel cross-polar discrimination (XPD) statistics are evaluated. Lognormal and triangular distributions are shown to well model the XPD and ellipticity angle. Considerable spectral and small-scale spatial variability is observed in the XPD. Asymptotic convergence of XPD to its mean with increasing bandwidth is established. An analysis of the variation of tap XPD with excess delay indicates that the XPD is highest for the initial paths. It is shown that increased scattering leads to greater depolarization. The dependence of XPD on the channel's rms delay spread is modelled using a linear regression with -0.5 dB/ns slope. This characterization will aid the analysis of polarization-dependent loss and the design of polarized multiple-antenna systems.
ISSN:0018-926X
1558-2221
DOI:10.1109/TAP.2007.915417