TY  - JOUR
SN  - 1558-2248
UR  - http://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2017.2657631
A1  - Li, A
A1  - Masouros, C
JF  - IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
SP  - 1948
VL  - 16
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IS  - 3
PB  - IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
ID  - discovery1546230
N2  - In this paper, we propose a joint analog-digital (A/D) beamforming scheme for the point-to-point multiple-input-multiple-output system, where we exploit mutual coupling by optimizing the load impedances of the transmit antennas. Contrary to the common conception that mutual coupling strictly harms the system performance, we show that mutual coupling can be beneficial by exploiting the concept of constructive interference. By changing the value of each load impedance for the antenna array based on convex optimization, the mutual coupling effect can be manipulated so that the resulting interference aligns constructively to the useful signal vector. We first prove that the full elimination of mutual coupling effect is not achievable solely by tuning the values of the antenna load impedances. We then introduce the proposed A/D scheme for both PSK and QAM modulations, where performance gains with respect to conventional techniques are obtained. The implementation of the proposed schemes is also discussed, where a lookup table can be built to efficiently apply the calculated load impedances. The numerical results show that the proposed schemes can achieve an improved performance compared to systems with fixed mutual coupling, especially when the antenna spacing is small.
KW  - Science & Technology
KW  -  Technology
KW  -  Engineering
KW  -  Electrical & Electronic
KW  -  Telecommunications
KW  -  Engineering
KW  -  MIMO
KW  -  mutual coupling
KW  -  constructive interference
KW  -  optimization
KW  -  Green Signal Power
KW  -  Spatial Correlation
KW  -  Precoding Scheme
KW  -  Wireless Systems
KW  -  Fading Channels
KW  -  Performance
KW  -  Interference
KW  -  Compensation
KW  -  Downlink
KW  -  Antennas
EP  - 1962
AV  - public
Y1  - 2017/01/24/
TI  - Exploiting Constructive Mutual Coupling in P2P MIMO by Analog-Digital Phase Alignment
ER  -