THIC structures for RF beamforming

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Abstract

Recently it is shown that the maximum MIMO beamforming gain can be achieved using only one RF (radio frequency) chain. This is done by implementing the beamformer using Two analog pHase shIfters for each Coefficient (THIC). In this paper we analyze the quantization error of the beamforming coefficients (weights) when the phase shifters used in THIC are of finite resolution. An alternative THIC structure is proposed. The new structure, having the same beamforming gain when the phases can take on continuum values, behaves differently upon quantization. It can achieve a smaller quantization error through proper allocation of quantization bits between the two phase shifters. Simulations are given to demonstrate that a performance very close to the full MIMO beamforming gain can be achieved using phase shifters of low resolution.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication18th IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-5
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781509030088
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Dec 2017
Event18th IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 2017 - Sapporo, Japan
Duration: 3 Jul 20176 Jul 2017

Publication series

NameIEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC
Volume2017-July

Conference

Conference18th IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 2017
Country/TerritoryJapan
CitySapporo
Period3/07/176/07/17

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