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Communication through a diffusive medium: coherence and capacity

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Moustakas, AL; Baranger, HU; Balents, L; Sengupta, AM; Simon, SH
Published in: Science (New York, N.Y.)
January 2000

Coherent wave propagation in disordered media gives rise to many fascinating phenomena as diverse as universal conductance fluctuations in mesoscopic metals and speckle patterns in light scattering. Here, the theory of electromagnetic wave propagation in diffusive media is combined with information theory to show how interference affects the information transmission rate between antenna arrays. Nontrivial dependencies of the information capacity on the nature of the antenna arrays are found, such as the dimensionality of the arrays and their direction with respect to the local scattering medium. This approach provides a physical picture for understanding the importance of scattering in the transfer of information through wireless communications.

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Science (New York, N.Y.)

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1095-9203

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

January 2000

Volume

287

Issue

5451

Start / End Page

287 / 290

Related Subject Headings

  • General Science & Technology
 

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Moustakas, A. L., Baranger, H. U., Balents, L., Sengupta, A. M., & Simon, S. H. (2000). Communication through a diffusive medium: coherence and capacity. Science (New York, N.Y.), 287(5451), 287–290. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.287.5451.287
Moustakas, A. L., H. U. Baranger, L. Balents, A. M. Sengupta, and S. H. Simon. “Communication through a diffusive medium: coherence and capacity.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 287, no. 5451 (January 2000): 287–90. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.287.5451.287.
Moustakas AL, Baranger HU, Balents L, Sengupta AM, Simon SH. Communication through a diffusive medium: coherence and capacity. Science (New York, NY). 2000 Jan;287(5451):287–90.
Moustakas, A. L., et al. “Communication through a diffusive medium: coherence and capacity.” Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 287, no. 5451, Jan. 2000, pp. 287–90. Epmc, doi:10.1126/science.287.5451.287.
Moustakas AL, Baranger HU, Balents L, Sengupta AM, Simon SH. Communication through a diffusive medium: coherence and capacity. Science (New York, NY). 2000 Jan;287(5451):287–290.
Journal cover image

Published In

Science (New York, N.Y.)

DOI

EISSN

1095-9203

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

January 2000

Volume

287

Issue

5451

Start / End Page

287 / 290

Related Subject Headings

  • General Science & Technology