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On Systematic Performance of 3-D Holographic MIMO: Clarke, Kronecker, and 3GPP Models

Quan Gao , Shuai S. A. Yuan , Zhanwen Wang , Wanchen Yang , Chongwen Huang , Xiaoming Chen , Wei E. I. Sha This is my paper

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keywords holographic MIMO3-D arrayschannel capacity3GPP modeleffective degrees of freedommutual couplingvolumetric antennas6G base stations
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3-D holographic MIMO arrays deliver roughly 20 percent higher channel capacity than planar arrays in 3GPP urban macro scenarios at 0.3 wavelength spacing.

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This paper evaluates three-dimensional holographic MIMO by jointly incorporating electromagnetic effects such as mutual coupling and radiation efficiency into analyses under Clarke, Kronecker, and 3GPP channel models. It establishes that volumetric configurations increase effective degrees of freedom, produce narrower beamwidths, and yield measurable capacity gains over conventional planar arrays. A reader would care because these results address spatial correlation limits that constrain dense sub-wavelength arrays in future wireless systems. Both analytical derivations and full-wave simulations support the performance edge, with the 20 percent capacity figure appearing specifically for 3GPP urban macro channels. The findings aim to inform practical base-station array designs for 6G networks.

Core claim

3-D holographic MIMO architectures achieve higher effective degrees of freedom, narrower beamwidths, and approximately 20 percent capacity improvement over 2-D arrays in 3GPP urban macro channels with horizontal element spacing of 0.3 lambda, demonstrated through analytical derivations and full-wave simulations that incorporate mutual coupling and radiation efficiency under Clarke, Kronecker, and 3GPP models.

What carries the argument

Volumetric array configurations that enlarge the effective aperture and unlock additional spatial modes while accounting for mutual coupling and radiation efficiency.

Load-bearing premise

The full-wave simulations and channel model parameters including mutual coupling and radiation efficiency accurately represent real-world 3-D array behavior at the chosen spacing and frequency.

What would settle it

A field measurement campaign comparing actual throughput or capacity of prototype 3-D versus 2-D holographic MIMO arrays in an urban macro environment at matching frequency and 0.3 lambda spacing would confirm or refute the reported 20 percent gain.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2511.01780 by Chongwen Huang, Quan Gao, Shuai S. A. Yuan, Wanchen Yang, Wei E. I. Sha, Xiaoming Chen, Zhanwen Wang.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Comparison between planar and volumetric linear [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Two 3-D antenna array configurations with fixed [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Three representative channel models for MIMO performance analysis: (a) Clarke model with isotropic antenna [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Performance of 2-D planar and 3-D volumetric ar [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Performance of 2-D planar and 3-D volumetric ar [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Average radiation efficiency versus number of el [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: Performance of 2-D planar and 3-D volumetric ar [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: Capacity performance of different base station an [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 11. Figure 11: Capacity performance of different base station an [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_11.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: 3GPP TR 38.901 Urban Macro (UMa) scenario: (a) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 13. Figure 13: (a) Simulated reflection coefficients of the isolated [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_13.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 12. Figure 12: (a) Upper-layer antenna with cross-shaped reflec [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_12.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 14. Figure 14: Reflection coefficients of the four central antennas [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_14.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 15. Figure 15: (a) Embedded radiation efficiency of center-row [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_15.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 16. Figure 16: Capacity enhancement of Array 2, Array 3, and [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_16.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 17. Figure 17: Capacity enhancement of Array 2, Array 3, and [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_17.png] view at source ↗
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Holographic multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) has emerged as a key enabler for 6G networks, yet conventional planar implementations suffer from spatial correlation and mutual coupling at sub-wavelength spacing, which fundamentally limit the effective degrees of freedom (EDOF) and channel capacity. Three-dimensional (3-D) holographic MIMO offers a pathway to overcome these constraints by exploiting volumetric array configurations that enlarge the effective aperture and unlock additional spatial modes. This work presents the first systematic evaluation that jointly incorporates electromagnetic (EM) characteristics, such as mutual coupling and radiation efficiency, into the analysis of 3-D arrays under Clarke, Kronecker, and standardized 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) channel models. Analytical derivations and full-wave simulations demonstrate that 3-D architectures achieve higher EDOF, narrower beamwidths, and notable capacity improvements compared with planar baselines. In 3GPP urban macro channels with horizontal element spacing of 0.3 lambda, 3-D configurations yield approximately 20% capacity improvement over conventional 2-D arrays, confirming the robustness and scalability of volumetric designs under realistic conditions. These findings bridge the gap between theoretical feasibility and practical deployment, offering design guidance for next-generation 6G base station arrays.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper claims to provide the first systematic evaluation of 3-D holographic MIMO by jointly incorporating EM characteristics like mutual coupling and radiation efficiency into the analysis under Clarke, Kronecker, and 3GPP channel models. Through analytical derivations and full-wave simulations, it shows that 3-D configurations achieve higher EDOF, narrower beamwidths, and about 20% capacity improvement over 2-D arrays in 3GPP urban macro channels with 0.3 lambda horizontal element spacing.

Significance. This result, if it holds, is significant for guiding the design of 6G base station arrays, as it suggests volumetric holographic MIMO can overcome limitations of planar arrays in dense deployments. The paper's strengths include the use of full-wave simulations to extract realistic EM parameters and the comparison across multiple established channel models, providing reproducible insights into EDOF and capacity. The analytical approach combined with simulations offers a solid foundation, though further validation would enhance impact.

major comments (1)
  1. [3GPP urban macro channels analysis] § on 3GPP results: the approximately 20% capacity improvement is obtained by post-processing standard 3GPP channel matrices with the mutual coupling matrix and radiation efficiency from full-wave simulations. This procedure assumes the 3GPP far-field cluster/ray structure remains statistically valid after multiplication by the dense-array coupling operator at 0.3λ spacing. Since 3GPP TR 38.901 parameters were calibrated for conventional planar arrays, this assumption requires explicit justification or additional near-field corrections to support the central claim.
minor comments (3)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract mentions 'analytical derivations and full-wave simulations demonstrate...' but does not specify error bars or the number of Monte Carlo realizations used for the capacity estimates, which would strengthen the reported 20% figure.
  2. [Notation and Definitions] The definition of effective degrees of freedom (EDOF) should be clearly stated in the introduction or early section, as it is used throughout the comparisons.
  3. [Figures] Ensure that all simulation figures include legends clearly distinguishing the 2-D and 3-D cases and specify the array dimensions used.

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We thank the referee for the constructive feedback and positive assessment of the significance of our results. We address the major comment on the 3GPP analysis below and have revised the manuscript to strengthen the justification for our approach.

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  1. Referee: [3GPP urban macro channels analysis] § on 3GPP results: the approximately 20% capacity improvement is obtained by post-processing standard 3GPP channel matrices with the mutual coupling matrix and radiation efficiency from full-wave simulations. This procedure assumes the 3GPP far-field cluster/ray structure remains statistically valid after multiplication by the dense-array coupling operator at 0.3λ spacing. Since 3GPP TR 38.901 parameters were calibrated for conventional planar arrays, this assumption requires explicit justification or additional near-field corrections to support the central claim.

    Authors: We thank the referee for highlighting this important methodological point. The 3GPP TR 38.901 model provides a statistical description of far-field propagation paths (clusters and rays) that is defined independently of the specific array geometry and element spacing. In our work, the mutual coupling matrix and radiation efficiency—extracted from full-wave simulations—are applied as a post-processing step to the standard 3GPP channel matrices to incorporate realistic electromagnetic array effects. This separation of propagation statistics from array response is a common technique in the MIMO literature for evaluating non-ideal antennas. To directly address the concern regarding validity at 0.3λ spacing, we have added a new paragraph in Section V-B of the revised manuscript that explicitly justifies the approach, references prior studies using analogous post-processing for dense arrays, and acknowledges the approximation while noting that near-field channel model extensions remain an important topic for future research. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: capacity results obtained from external 3GPP parameters plus independent full-wave EM extraction

full rationale

The paper computes EDOF and capacity by inserting standard Clarke/Kronecker/3GPP channel matrices (with their fixed angular spreads and power delay profiles) and separately simulated mutual-coupling matrices/radiation efficiencies into established MIMO capacity formulas. No equation defines a target quantity (e.g., the reported 20 % gain) as a fitted parameter taken from the same data set, nor does any central claim rest on a self-citation chain that itself lacks external verification. The derivation therefore remains self-contained against the cited external models and simulations.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central numerical claim rests on standard channel models and EM simulation assumptions rather than new free parameters or invented entities.

free parameters (1)
  • horizontal element spacing
    Fixed at 0.3 lambda for the 3GPP comparison; chosen to represent practical dense packing.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Clarke, Kronecker, and 3GPP channel models remain valid when applied to volumetric 3-D arrays with sub-wavelength spacing
    Invoked when mapping EDOF and capacity formulas to the reported 20% gain.
  • domain assumption Full-wave electromagnetic simulations correctly capture mutual coupling and radiation efficiency for the 3-D geometry
    Required to translate theoretical EDOF into the numerical capacity results.

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