Experimental evaluation of inter-array decoupling technique suitable for MIMO full-duplex system

In this paper, we discuss the inter-array decoupling technique suitable for MIMO full-duplex, which uses a combination of the end-fire antenna arrangement and eigen-beamforming. An experimental evaluation clarifies that the end-fire antenna arrangement contributes to the reduction of the inter-array coupling by 18.7 dB compared with the facing antenna arrangement, and that the small antenna aperture of the array brings the significant interference reduction by the beamforming.