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Performance Evaluation of Time-Reversal on Measured 60 GHz Wireless Channels

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Time-reversal (TR) signal processing has the potential to focus the transmitted signal at a desired receive (Rx) location in both space and time. At lower frequency bands, TR in conjunction with array antennas at transmit (Tx) or Rx has been shown to significantly improve its focusing performance relative to the case of single antennas at both link ends. This work for the first time investigates TR processing for multi-antenna systems in the 60 GHz band. We consider both multiple-input-single-output and single-input-multiple-output (SIMO) channels measured in the 60 GHz band in a conference room environment and investigate the effect of array size and its orientation on spatial and temporal compression properties of TR. It is observed that the root mean square (RMS) delay spread can be reduced significantly by the application of TR in the 60 GHz band and that the orientation of the Rx array significantly affects TR performance for SIMO systems.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Information Technology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

    Waqas Nawaz Khan, Muhammad Zubair & Fredrik Tufvesson

  2. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Shurjeel Wyne

  3. SMARAD Center of Excellence, Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering, Espoo, Finland

    Katsuyuki Haneda

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Khan, W.N., Zubair, M., Wyne, S. et al. Performance Evaluation of Time-Reversal on Measured 60 GHz Wireless Channels. Wireless Pers Commun 71, 707–717 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-012-0838-5

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