Theoretical Analysis of Near-Field MIMO Channel Capacity and Mid-Band Experimental Validation

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Main Authors: Miao, Haiyang, Zhang, Jianhua, Tang, Pan, Wang, Heng, Tian, Lei, Liu, Guangyi
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author Miao, Haiyang
Zhang, Jianhua
Tang, Pan
Wang, Heng
Tian, Lei
Liu, Guangyi
author_facet Miao, Haiyang
Zhang, Jianhua
Tang, Pan
Wang, Heng
Tian, Lei
Liu, Guangyi
contents With the increase of multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) array size and carrier frequency, near-field MIMO communications will become crucial in 6G wireless networks. Due to the increase of MIMO near-field range, the research of near-field MIMO capacity has aroused wide interest. In this paper, we focus on the theoretical analysis and empirical study of near-field MIMO capacity. First, the near-field channel model is characterized from the electromagnetic information perspective. Second, with the uniform planar array (UPA), the channel capacity based on effective degree of freedom (EDoF) is analyzed theoretically, and the closed-form analytical expressions are derived in detail. Finally, based on the numerical verification of near-field channel measurement experiment at 13 GHz band, we reveal that the channel capacity of UPA-type MIMO systems decreases continuously with the communication distance increasing. It can be observed that the near-field channel capacity gain is relatively obvious when large-scale MIMO is adopted at both receiving and transmitter ends, but the near-field channel capacity gain may be limited in the actual communication system with the small antenna array at receiving end. This work will give some reference to the near-field communication systems.
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spellingShingle Theoretical Analysis of Near-Field MIMO Channel Capacity and Mid-Band Experimental Validation
Miao, Haiyang
Zhang, Jianhua
Tang, Pan
Wang, Heng
Tian, Lei
Liu, Guangyi
Signal Processing
With the increase of multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) array size and carrier frequency, near-field MIMO communications will become crucial in 6G wireless networks. Due to the increase of MIMO near-field range, the research of near-field MIMO capacity has aroused wide interest. In this paper, we focus on the theoretical analysis and empirical study of near-field MIMO capacity. First, the near-field channel model is characterized from the electromagnetic information perspective. Second, with the uniform planar array (UPA), the channel capacity based on effective degree of freedom (EDoF) is analyzed theoretically, and the closed-form analytical expressions are derived in detail. Finally, based on the numerical verification of near-field channel measurement experiment at 13 GHz band, we reveal that the channel capacity of UPA-type MIMO systems decreases continuously with the communication distance increasing. It can be observed that the near-field channel capacity gain is relatively obvious when large-scale MIMO is adopted at both receiving and transmitter ends, but the near-field channel capacity gain may be limited in the actual communication system with the small antenna array at receiving end. This work will give some reference to the near-field communication systems.
title Theoretical Analysis of Near-Field MIMO Channel Capacity and Mid-Band Experimental Validation
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15972