Rain-induced Bistatic Scattering at 60 GHz
Conference: EuCAP 2009 - 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
03/23/2009 - 03/27/2009 at Berlin, Germany
Proceedings: EuCAP 2009
Pages: 5Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Watson, Robert J. (Dept. Electronic & Electrical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, UK)
Zanden, Henry T. van der (Philips Research Eindhoven (formerly with Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)), Eindhoven, NL)
Herben, Matti H. A. J. (Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Eindhoven, NL)
Abstract:
The 60 GHz oxygen absorption band has been of particular interest in recent years for short-hop links between buildings in dense urban environments. The high oxygen attenuation in this band, typically in the range 12-16 dB km-1, limits its practical use for longer links and for Earth-space communications. However, the high attenuation results in very short frequency-reuse distances making these systems extremely well suited for high link-density deployments. However when rain falls on a link it may act as a coupling mechanism causing interference on adjacent line-of-sight links. In this paper we study the effects of rain-induced bistatic scattering on 60 GHz links and its potential impact on link planning and assignment.