In this paper, a dual-polarized multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system suitable for indoor wireless access point is proposed. The presented MIMO antenna system consists of two coplanarwaveguide-fed monopole antennas with orthogonally polarized modes. According to the closely spaced structure of the MIMO antenna system, the mutual coupling between the ports is a big challenge. Therefore, a new structure of parasitic element is introduced in order to improve the mutual coupling between the ports. For the purpose of validating the simulated results, the antenna prototype has been fabricated and measured; the comparison of the results shows that there is an acceptable agreement between the measurement and simulation results. The proposed design covers the frequency bands of WiFi (2.4 GHz), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (2.3 and 2.5 GHz), and Long-Term Evolution (LTE; 1.5 and 2.6 GHz) applications with a reflection coefficient less than À10 dB and a mutual coupling coefficient better than À15 dB. The MIMO antenna system provides an envelope correlation coefficient less than 0.15, polarization diversity gain more than 9.985 dB, and quasi-omnidirectional pattern within the expected frequency band. In addition, LTE downlink throughput measurements show that the proposed antenna system delivers data rates close to the theoretical maximum for quadrature phase shift keying, 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), and 64-QAM modulations. coefficients (S 12 and S 21 ) without CSPE are above À9 dB, indicating low isolation between the ports. The coupling coefficients (S 12 and S 21 ) with CSPE are À17 dB, justifying that good isolation between ports has been achieved.
S-parameter resultsIn order to validate the simulated results obtained from CST Microwave Studio, the prototype has been fabricated and measured. The performance of the fabricated antenna is tested using a vector network analyzer to determine the reflection coefficient, isolation, voltage standing wave ratio, and bandwidth of the proposed antennas as well their operating frequency. Figure 4. Parametric study on the gap between ring number 3 and stepped line.Figure 5. Simulated S-parameter of the proposed MIMO antenna (a) without CSPE and (b) with CSPE. 5 of 11 DUAL-POLARIZED MIMO ANTENNA SYSTEM