Multibeam Antenna Technologies for 5G Wireless Communications

被引:770
作者
Hong, Wei [1 ]
Jiang, Zhi Hao [1 ]
Yu, Chao [1 ]
Zhou, Jianyi [1 ]
Chen, Peng [1 ]
Yu, Zhiqiang [1 ]
Zhang, Hui [1 ]
Yang, Binqi [1 ]
Pang, Xingdong [1 ]
Jiang, Mei [2 ]
Cheng, Yujian [3 ]
Al-Nuaitni, Mustafa K. Taher [1 ]
Zhang, Yan [1 ]
Chen, Jixin [1 ]
He, Shiwen [1 ]
机构
[1] Southeast Univ, Sch Informat Sci & Engn, State Key Lab Millimeter Waves, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[2] Sci & Technol Electromagnet Scattering Lab, Shanghai 200438, Peoples R China
[3] Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sch Elect Engn, ERE Key Lab Fundamental Sci, Chengdu 610599, Sichuan, Peoples R China
基金
高等学校博士学科点专项科研基金;
关键词
Antenna array; beamforming; massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO); millimeter wave (MMW); multibeam antenna; PHASED-ARRAY RECEIVER; MULTIPLE-BEAM ANTENNA; MICROSTRIP PATCH ARRAY; SINGLE RF CHANNEL; MILLIMETER-WAVE; BUTLER MATRIX; LENS ANTENNA; REFLECTOR ANTENNA; ROTMAN-LENS; WIDE-BAND;
D O I
10.1109/TAP.2017.2712819
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
With the demanding system requirements for the fifth-generation (5G) wireless communications and the severe spectrum shortage at conventional cellular frequencies, multibeam antenna systems operating in the millimeter-wave frequency bands have attracted a lot of research interest and have been actively investigated. They represent the key antenna technology for supporting a high data transmission rate, an improved signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio, an increased spectral and energy efficiency, and versatile beam shaping, thereby holding a great promise in serving as the critical infrastructure for enabling beamforming and massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) that boost the 5G. This paper provides an overview of the existing multibeam antenna technologies which include the passive multibeam antennas (MBAs) based on quasi-optical components and beamforming circuits, multibeam phased-array antennas enabled by various phase-shifting methods, and digital MBAs with different system architectures. Specifically, their principles of operation, design, and implementation, as well as a number of illustrative application examples are reviewed. Finally, the suitability of these MBAs for the future 5G massive MIMO wireless systems as well as the associated challenges is discussed.
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页码:6231 / 6249
页数:19
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