Metamaterial-Based Compact Antenna with Defected Ground Structure for 5G and Beyond

In this paper,a unit cell of a single-negative metamaterial structure loaded with a meander line and defected ground structure(DGS)is investigated as the principle radiating element of an antenna.The unit cell antenna causes even or odd mode resonances similar to the unit cell structure depending on the orientation of the microstrip feed used to excite the unit cell.However,the orientation which gives low-frequency resonance is considered here.The unit cell antenna is then loaded with a meander line which is parallel to the split bearing side and connects the other two sides orthogonal to the split bearing side.This modified structure excites another mode of resonance at high frequency when a meander line defect is loaded on the metallic ground plane.Specific parameters of the meander line structure,the DGS shape,and the unit cell are optimized to place these two resonances at different frequencies with proper frequency intervals to enhance the bandwidth.Finally,the feed is placed in an offset position for better impedance matching without affecting the bandwidth The compact dimension of the antenna is 0.25λL×0.23λL×0.02λL,whereλL is the free space wavelength with respect to the center frequency of the impedance bandwidth.The proposed antenna is fabricated and measured.Experimental results reveal that the modified design gives monopole like radiation patterns which achieves a fractional operating bandwidth of 26.6%,from 3.26 to 4.26 GHz for|S11|<−10 dB and a pick gain of 1.26 dBi is realized.In addition,the simulated and measured crosspolarization levels are both less than−15 dB in the horizontal plane.

Parallel Notch and H Shape Slot Loaded Compact Antenna for X and Ku Band Applications

This paper represents parallel notch, H-shape slot loaded single layer patch antenna in X, and Ku bands for wideband applications. The design has made on low-cost material of Rogers R03003 substrate having dielectric constant of 3.0 with thickness of 1.6.0 mm. The proposed scheme and probe feeding technique provide designed antenna to operate in two different frequencies range in X and Ku band (10.60 GHz to 15.91 GHz). The antenna resonates at 11.37 GHz for X band and another three resonates at 12.13 GHz, 13.14 GHz and 14.66 GHz for Ku band with maximum gain of 9.20 dBi respectively. The simulation results have been obtained 40.01% impedance bandwidth with return loss (-10 dB) or . The proposed antenna is simple in structure compared to the regular single layer patch antennas. It is highly suitable for satellite and RADAR communications system. Designing and simulation of this antenna have been done by IE3D software version 12.0, which is based on MOM method.

A Compact Tri-Band Antenna Based on Inverted-L Stubs for Smart Devices

We designed and constructed a novel,compact tri-band monopole antenna for intelligent devices.Multiband behavior was achieved by placing inverted-L shaped stubs of various lengths in a triangular monopole antenna fed by a coplanar waveguide.The resonance frequency of each band can be controlled by varying the length of the corresponding stub.Three bands,at 2.4(2.37-2.51),3.5(3.34-3.71),and 5.5(4.6-6.4)GHz,were easily obtained using three stubs of different lengths.For miniaturization,a portion of the longest stub(at 2.4 GHz)was printed on the opposite side of the substrate,and connected to the main stub via a shorting pin.To validate the concept,the antenna was fabricated on a low-cost 1.6-mm-thick FR-4 substrate with dimensions of 20×15×1.6 mm^(3).The antenna exhibited a moderate average gain of 2.9 dBi with an omnidirectional radiations over the bandwidths required for RFID,Bluetooth,ISM,WiMAX,andWLAN-band applications.These features make the antenna suitable for compact smart devices.

A Compact Self-Isolated MIMO Antenna System for 5G Mobile Terminals

A compact self-isolated Multi Input Multi Output (MIMO) antennaarray is presented for 5G mobile phone devices. The proposed antenna systemis operating at the 3.5 GHz band (3400–3600 MHz) and consists of eight antennaelements placed along two side edges of a mobile device, which meets the currenttrend requirements of full-screen smartphone devices. Each antenna element isdivided into two parts, a front part and back part. The front part consists of anI-shaped feeding line and a modified Hilbert fractal monopole antenna, whereasthe back part is an L-shaped element shorted to the system ground by a0.5 mm short stub. A desirable compactness can be obtained by utilizing the Hilbert space-filling property where the antenna element’s overall planar size printedon the side-edge frame is just (9.57 mm × 5.99 mm). The proposed MIMO antenna system has been simulated, analyzed, fabricated and tested. Based on the selfisolated property, good isolation (better than 15 dB) is attained without employingadditional decoupling elements and/or isolation techniques, which increases system complexity and reduces the antenna efficiency. The scattering parameters,antenna efficiencies, antenna gains, and antenna radiation characteristics areinvestigated to assess the proposed antenna performance. For evaluating the proposed antenna array system performance, the Envelope Correlation Coefficients(ECCs), Mean Effective Gains (MEGs) and channel capacity are calculated.Desirable antenna and MIMO performances are evaluated to confirm the suitability of the proposed MIMO antenna system for 5G mobile terminals.

Capacity and Spatial Correlation Measurements of Compact MIMO Antennas

The dual-port compact multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO)dipole antennas with close spacing d of 0.5λand 0.3λare designed,and some electromagnetic band gap(EBG)structures are inserted between them to reduce mutual coupling.Those MIMO antennas with d=0.5λand 0.3λ,and with different mutual couplings are fabricated and measured,the channel capacity and correlation coefficient(CC)are analyzed and compared in a rich multipath reverberation chamber(RC),an office and a conference room.Results show that if d is reduced from 0.5λto 0.3λ,in the RCs,channel capacities of all the antennas are very close to that of the i.i.d.Rayleigh channel,although the average CCs are increased from 0.168 in the nonlossy RC to 0.269 in the lossy RC.In the office and conference rooms,compared with the RC,the average capacities of those antennas get a slight reduction,however,in most cases,the capacity of d=0.5λis larger than that of d=0.3λ,and the antennas with EBG have a larger capacity compared with the antennas without EBG,with a corresponding reduction of CC.A non-line-of-sight(NLOS)scenario of through-the-wall is also investigated.

Super Compact UWB Monopole Antenna for Small IoT Devices

This article introduces a novel,ultrawideband(UWB)planar monopole antenna printed on Roger RT/5880 substrate in a compact size for small Internet of Things(IoT)applications.The total electrical dimensions of the proposed compact UWB antenna are 0.19λo×0.215λo×0.0196λo with the overall physical sizes of 15 mm×17 mm×1.548 mm at the lower resonance frequency of 3.8 GHz.The planar monopole antenna is fed through the linearly tapered microstrip line on a partially structured ground plane to achieve optimum impedance matching for UWB operation.The proposed compact UWB antenna has an operation bandwidth of 9.53 GHz from 3.026 GHz up to 12.556 GHz at−10 dB return loss with a fractional bandwidth(FBW)of about 122%.The numerically computed and experimentally measured results agree well in between.A detailed time-domain analysis is additionally accomplished to verify the radiation efficiency of the proposed antenna design for the ultra-wideband signal propagation.The fabricated prototype of a compact UWB antenna exhibits an omnidirectional radiation pattern with the low peak measured gain required of 2.55 dBi at 10 GHz and promising radiation efficiency of 90%.The proposed compact planar antenna has technical potential to be utilized in UWB and IoT applications.

Deployable Antenna with Compact Ortho-mode Transducer and Feeding Systems

The compact ortho-mode transducer (OMT) and compact conical corrugated horn(CCCH) are used as feeding system of the deployable dual polarizing antenna in this paper.A new stricture of double-septum in main wave guide OMT is proposed. The finite difference method in time domain (FDTD) in combination with genetic algorithms(GAs) is used to analysis and optimize this new OMT. The experiment results show that the voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) of this OMT and feeding system is less than 1.17 in bandwidth; the isolation between the ortho-mode ports is less than -40dB; the cross-polar level of the feed can reach -35dB and the length of the main waveguide can be reduced 50% at least.

Electromagnetic coupling reduction in dual-band microstrip antenna array using ultra-compact single-negative electric metamaterials for MIMO application

In this paper, an ultra-compact single negative（SNG） electric waveguided metamaterial（WG-MTM） is first investigated and used to reduce the mutual coupling in E ＆ H planes of a dual-band microstrip antenna array. The proposed SNG electric WG-MTM unit cell is designed by etching two different symmetrical spiral lines on the ground, and has two stopbands operating at 1.86 GHz and 2.40 GHz. The circuit size is very compact, which is only λ_0/33.6 ×λ_0/15.1（where λ_0 is the wavelength at 1.86 GHz in free space）. Taking advantage of the dual-stopband property of the proposed SNG electric WG-MTM, a dual-band microstrip antenna array operating at 1.86 GHz and 2.40 GHz with very low mutual coupling is designed by embedding a cross shaped array of the proposed SNG electric WG-MTM. The measured and simulated results of the designed dual-band antenna array are in good agreement with each other, indicating that the mutual coupling of the fabricated dual-band antenna array realizes 9.8/11.1 d B reductions in the H plane, 8.5/7.9 d B reductions in the E plane at1.86 GHz and 2.40 GHz, respectively. Besides, the distance of the antenna elements in the array is only 0.35 λ_0（where λ_0 is the wavelength at 1.86 GHz in free space）. The proposed strategy is used for the first time to reduce the mutual coupling in E ＆ H planes of the dual-band microstrip antenna array by using ultra-compact SNG electric WG-MTM.

用于多波段的多模式频率可重构天线

为了应对频率可重构模式单一,尺寸偏大,工作频段较窄等问题,基于传统的微带缝隙天线,通过对其进行结构的改造,设计并实现了一种应用于C,S,X,Ku波段的多模式频率可重构微带缝隙天线。天线为叉型结构,分别在3个叉形枝节和微带线之间嵌入PIN二极管,通过控制二极管的导通状态,使天线具有4种不同的模式,分别对应于单频带、双频段、三频段和四频段。此天线尺寸为20mm×22mm,较传统缝隙天线体积减少了20%以上,实现了小型化。天线在工作频点处的最大增益可达5dBi,具有良好的辐射特性。

Dual-band LTCC antenna based on 0.95Zn_2SiO_4-0.05CaTiO_3 ceramics for GPS/UMTS applications

In this paper, we present a compact low-temperature co-fired ceramic（LTCC） dual-band antenna by using the electromagnetic coupling effect concept for global positioning system（GPS） and universal mobile telecommunication system（UMTS） applications. The overall dimension of the antenna is 8.6 mm × 13.0 mm × 1.1 mm. It consists of double meander lines and a via hole line. The top meander line operates at the upper band, and the bottom radiating patch is designed for the lower band. The via-hole line is employed to connect the double meander lines. Because of the effect of the coupled line,total dimension of the proposed antenna is greatly reduced. With the 2.5： voltage standing wave ratio（VSWR） impedance bandwidth definition, the lower and upper bands have the bandwidths of 110 MHz and 150 MHz, respectively. The proposed antenna is successfully designed, simulated, and analyzed by a high frequency structure simulator（HFSS）. And the antenna is manufactured by using the 0.95Zn2SiO4-0.05 CaTiO3ceramics（εr = 7.1, tanδ = 0.00038） that is prepared by ourselves. The results show that the antenna is compact, efficient, and of near omnidirectional radiation pattern.

Helix Inspired 28 GHz Broadband Antenna with End-Fire Radiation Pattern

This paper presents the design and characterization of a via free planar single turn helix for 28 GHz broadband applications.The proposed antenna is designed using ROGERS RO4003 material,having a simple structure and end-fire radiation pattern.The antenna comprises of a compact dimension of 1.36λ_(0)×0.9λ_(0) with a thickness of 0.0189λ_(0)(whereλ_(0) is the free-space wavelength at the central frequency of 28 GHz).Parametric study has been carried out to investigate the impact of key design parameters and to achieve an optimum design.Results show a good agreement between the simulated and measured results.A single turn helical inspired antenna covers−10 dB impedance bandwidth of 26.25-30.14 GHz having a peak gain of 5.83 dB and radiation efficiency up to 85%.Moreover,linear array configurations with 2 and 4 elements have been analyzed for applications with higher gain and space constraints.Presented array configurations are suitable for applications having space constraints in one dimension.Results show that peak gain up to 8.2 dB and 11.1 dB can be achieved with 2 and 4 elements,respectively.Due to its simple planar and via free structure,this antenna is suitable for 5G communications and for sensing,imaging,IoT and tracking applications at 28 GHz band spectrum.

Comparative Design and Study of A 60 GHz Antenna for Body-Centric Wireless Communications

In this paper performance of three different designs of a 60 GHz highgain antenna for body-centric communication has been evaluated. The basic structure of the antenna is a slotted patch consisting of a rectangular ring radiator withpassive radiators inside. The variation of the design was done by changing theshape of these passive radiators. For free space performance, two types of excitations were used—waveguide port and a coaxial probe. The coaxial probe signifi-cantly improved both the bandwidth and radiation efficiency. The centerfrequency of all the designs was close to 60 GHz with a bandwidth of more than5 GHz. These designs achieved a maximum gain of 8.47 dB, 10 dB, and 9.73 dBwhile the radiation efficiency was around 94%. For body-centric applications,these antennas were simulated at two different distances from a human torsophantom using a coaxial probe. The torso phantom was modeled by taking threelayers of the human body—skin, fat, and muscle. Millimeter waves have lowpenetration depth in the human body as a result antenna performance is lessaffected. A negligible shift of return loss curves was observed. Radiation efficiencies dropped at the closest distance to the phantom and at the furthest distance, theefficiencies increased to free space values. On the three layers human body phantom, all three different antenna designs show directive radiation patterns towards offthe body. All three designs exhibited similar results in terms of center frequency andefficiency but varied slightly by either having better bandwidth or maximum gain.

小型化MIMO天线设计在增强型移动宽带中的应用分析

根据无线通信技术快速发展的需求,针对性提出小型化多输入多输出(Multiple Input Multiple Output,MIMO)天线的设计,阐述在紧凑空间内实现多个天线元素布局的原理与技术挑战,评估小型化MIMO天线在增强型移动宽带应用中的性能。通过采用先进的隔离技术、优化辐射效率及带宽性能的方法,提高无线通信系统效率,并扩大系统容量。此外,介绍多频带操作和智能可重构天线技术在提升网络性能方面的应用,展示小型化MIMO天线在现代通信网络中的关键作用。

Design and Development of a 2 ×1 Array of Slotted Microstrip Line Fed Shorted Patch Antenna for DCS Mobile Communication System

Compact microstrip antennas have recently received much attention due to the increasing demand of small antennas for personal communication equipment. The problem of achieving a wide impedance bandwidth for compact microstrip antennas is becoming an important topic in microstrip antenna design. In this paper the design and development of a 2 × 1 array of a low cost slotted microstrip line fed shorted patch antenna (MFSPA) has been presented. Both the shorted patch and microstrip line feed network have air substrate. The material cost is thus reduced to a minimum. The array consists of two adjacent patches fed, using a simple microstrip T network. The impedance bandwidth of nearly 40%, covering the bandwidth requirement of 1750 MHz band is obtained. Also the antenna exhibits dual band operation. The cross polarization radiation in H-Plane observed with a single element antenna has been reduced considerably with 2 × 1 array. A peak antenna gain of 9.2 dBi is obtained with a small variation of 0.8 dBi. From the results obtained it is clear that the antenna array studied has a low cost fabrication and is suitable for applications in DCS mobile communication base station.

Novel Balun Structure for Dipole Antenna

A novel balun structure for dipole antenna,which is based on the current distribution on parallel microstrip lines and the emission cancellation characteristic of close equal and opposite currents,is proposed.The principle of the balun structure is first elaborated and verified.Then,a dipole antenna with resonance at 2.45 GHz is constructed using the balun and its radiation pattern is measured.The simulated and measured reflection coefficients(S_(11))of the antenna are in good agreement 2—3 GHz.The relative bandwidth with an S_(11) of below-10 dB is more than 25%.The antenna also shows a good radiation pattern at 2.45 GHz.The proposed structure can provide a new balun design method for dipole antennas.

面向5G无线通信的紧凑型高隔离度双频MIMO天线

设计了一种适用于5G无线通信的紧凑型高隔离度双频多输入多输出(Multiple-Input Multiple-Output,MIMO)缝隙天线.天线单元采用矩形环作为地,在其中嵌入2个大小不同,开口方向相反的六边形谐振环实现双频.将两天线单元正交放置形成二单元MIMO天线,为提升隔离度,在两天线单元环形地相接处刻蚀矩形缝隙进行解耦.仿真和测试结果表明,该天线可以工作在2.57 GHz~2.62 GHz和3.5 GHz~3.6 GHz频段,且在2个工作频段内隔离度均高于23.2 dB,ECC低于0.01,具有良好的辐射性能.

三维小型化圆形超宽带天线设计

为了获得更小的天线尺寸和稳定的辐射模式,提出了一种共面波导(CPW)馈电的三维小型化圆形超宽带(UWB)天线。在圆形平面UWB单极子天线的基础上,通过在圆形辐射贴片和接地面上垂直加载金属翼的方式,实现了同时工作于无线局域网(WLAN)和UWB应用频段的小型化UWB天线设计。利用电磁仿真软件对天线性能进行了仿真。仿真结果表明:在2.39~10.76 GHz频段内,该天线反射系数小于-10 dB,峰值增益为1.3~4.6 dB,辐射效率大于80%,群延迟小于0.5 ns,面积为24 mm×29 mm。相对于传统的圆形平面UWB单极子天线,该天线尺寸减小了44%,在小型化无线通信设备中具有广阔的应用前景。

一种结构紧凑的高隔离度MIMO天线

提出了一种适用于5G移动终端的紧凑型高隔离度多输入多输出(Multiple-Input Multiple-Output,MIMO)微带贴片天线。该天线由2个水平放置的天线单元组成,方形辐射贴片位于介质板的上表面,并由同轴探针直接馈电。天线仅由单层介质基板构成,厚度为1.5 mm。天线单元的边到边间距仅为0.011λ_(0)(λ_(0)为天线中心频率对应自由空间的波长),紧凑的结构使得天线单元间的耦合非常强烈。在2个天线单元的上下两侧引入了U型枝节,通过在U型枝节上产生与原耦合相抵消的新耦合路径,以提高单元间的隔离度。实测结果表明,提出的天线反射系数|S_(11)|<-10 dB的频段为3.475~3.520 GHz,端口隔离度高于22 dB,峰值增益为5.9 dBi,包络相关系数(Envelope Correlation Coefficient,ECC)小于0.008。该去耦结构还可应用于多元贴片天线阵列的解耦。

小型化星载Ku频段宽带扇形波束圆极化天线

为适应星载天线小型化、宽带、高性能的发展趋势,提出一种小型化星载Ku频段宽带扇形波束圆极化天线。通过在H面扇形喇叭口处加入曲折线圆极化器实现天线圆极化,将传统平面圆极化器变为半圆柱形,天线的包络尺寸减小近36%。同时,在喇叭口处增加介质透镜,在有限尺寸内将球面波调节为平面波。半圆柱极化器和介质透镜的设计可共同调节入射波束角度,提升天线的宽角波束覆盖性能。利用CST软件建立模型进行仿真,仿真结果表明:天线结构紧凑、波束覆盖范围宽,俯仰面大于11.3 dBi的增益覆盖范围达90°。半圆柱极化器的设计为星载天线的小型化、低成本设计提供新的思路。

与阵列天线紧凑型共面的引信天线

传统引信装置是独立的部件,其天线设计无需考虑周围结构对其性能的影响。未来的导引头系统期望引信天线和雷达天线能够一体化紧凑型共面设计,这会使导引头雷达的阵列天线对引信天线存在必然的干扰,导致其性能恶化、方向图畸变等。针对这些问题,本文提出了一种与阵列天线紧凑型共面的引信天线,该引信天线综合采用了加载感性枝节的带状线馈电结构、H型缝隙、倒F结构、寄生反射贴片、波束展宽金属栅栏、介质内嵌空腔等结构,同时获得小型化、宽带和相对对称的宽波束特性。实测结果充分验证了设计的合理性和工艺的可行性,该方法对于其它共口面天线及阵列设计具有重要的借鉴意义。