Novel dual-band antenna for multi-mode GNSS applications

A novel dual-band antenna is proposed for mitigating the multi-path interference in the global navigation satellite system（GNSS） applications. The radiation patches consist of a shortedannular-ring reduced-surface-wave（SAR-RSW） element and an inverted-shorted-annular-ring reduced-surface-wave（ISAR-RSW）element. One key feature of the design is the proximity-coupled probe feeds to increase impedance bandwidth. The other is the defected ground structure band rejection filters to suppress the interaction effect between the SAR-RSW and the ISAR-RSW elements. In addition, trans-directional couplers are used to obtain tight coupling. Measurement results indicate that the antenna has a larger than 10 d B return loss bandwidth and a less than 3 d B axial-ratio（AR） bandwidth in the range of（1.164 – 1.255） GHz and（1.552 – 1.610） GHz. The gain of the passive antenna in the whole operating band is more than 7 d Bi.

Experimental Study of Stacked Rectangular Microstrip Antenna for Dual-Band

A dual-band characteristic of stacked rectangular microstrip antenna is experimentally studied. It is a probe fed antenna for impedance matching with 50Ω coaxial cable. This antenna works well in the frequency range (2.86 to 4.63 GHz). It is basically a low cost, light weight medium gain antenna, which is used for mobile communication. The variations of the length and width (1mm) of the stacked rectangular patch antenna have been done. And it is found dual resonance with increasing lower resonance frequency and almost constant upper resonance frequency with increases of the length & width of rectangular microstrip antenna. The input impedance and VSWR, return loss have been measured with the help of Network analyzer.

Aperture Coupled Microstrip Antenna for Dual-Band

This paper presents air gap aperture coupled microstrip antenna for dual-band operation over the frequency range of (2.9 to 6.0 GHz). This antenna differs from any other microstrip antenna with their feeding structure of the radiating patch element. Input signal couples to the radiating patch trough the aperture that exists on the ground plane of microstrip feed line. The dual-band achieved by variation of air gap [2 mm to 6 mm] between single patch antenna and aper-ture coupled microstrip antenna. The main advantage of this type antenna is increased the bandwidth of the antenna as compared to a single layered patch antenna. The two resonant frequencies can vary over a wide frequency range and the input impedance is easily matched for both frequencies. The obtain ratios of resonance frequencies are variable from 2.1 GHz to 1.1 GHz with increasing the air gap between single patch and aperture coupled microstrip antenna. The measured return loss [–14 dB] exhibits an impedance bandwidth of 35%. The input impedance and VSWR return loss have been measured with the help of Network analyzer.

Analysis of Rectangular Notch Antenna for Dual-Band Operation

In this paper a design of single layer rectangular notch microstrip antenna for dual-band is proposed and experimentally investigated. This antenna is excited by microstrip line. Direct microstrip coupling with proper matching transformer has been used. Design is made for optimized notch dimension for two resonant frequencies. These resonance frequencies change with the variation in length and width of the notch. The input impedance and VSWR have been measured with the help of Network analyzer. It is found that the input impedance and VSWR depends variation in length and width of the notch microstrip antenna.

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.

Embedded Dual band Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antenna

A compact dual band antenna made of high dielectric constant substrate is studied. Embedding a higher dielectric cylindrical inside the substrate host cylindrical enhances the dual band behaviour. The first part displays the characteristics of single CRDA as return loss, bandwidth and radiation pattern, then, the second part describes the aim of using an antenna, composed by the arrangement of two cylindrical resonators in which the smallest is inserted in the largest, to lead dual-frequency behaviour, and achieve a dual-band antenna. The proposed antennas are investigated using Finite Element Method (FEM), the impedance matching dual band definition and covers the Ultra High Frequency band (UHF).

Multiband LTE-A/WWAN Antenna for a Tablet

In this paper, an internal multiband antenna is proposed for LTE-A/WWAN wireless applications in tablet computer. The proposed antenna is configured to have two branch radiators. These two branch radiators are a U-shaped driven monopole and a nonuniform wrapped inverted U-shaped monopole. The impedance bandwidths across dual operating bands are 89.7 MHz and 4185 MHz at the LTE-A/WWAN bands. Various techniques, such as branching and parasitic element are used to enhance the antenna’s bandwidth, the matching, and the size of the proposed antenna. The antenna is presented on an area of 50 × 15 mm2. Experimental results of this antenna show nearly omni-directional coverage and stable gain variation across the LTE-A/WWAN bands.

Resonant Length Formulations for Dual Band Slot Cut Equilateral Triangular Microstrip Antennas

The dual band equilateral triangular microstrip antennas are realized by cutting the slots of either quarter wave or half wave in length, inside the patch. In this design, however these simpler approximations of slot length against the frequency do not give closer results for different slot lengths and there positions inside the patch. In this paper, the modal variations of slot cut patch antennas over wide frequency range are studied. It is observed that the slot does not introduce any mode but reduces the higher order mode resonance frequency of the patch and along with the fundamental mode realizes dual band response. The formulations of the resonant length for the mode introduce by the slots in these antennas are proposed. The resonance frequencies calculated using proposed formulations agree well with the simulated results with an error of less than 5%.

Dual Band MIMO Antenna Composed of Two Low Profile Unbalanced Fed Inverted L Antennas for Wireless Communications

A low profile dual-band multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system is proposed. The proposed MIMO antenna consists of two low profile unbalanced fed inverted L antennas with parasitic elements to resonate at 2.45 GHz and 5 GHz. The structure is uncomplicated by locating two ultra low profile inverted L antennas on the finite conducting plane. The proposed MIMO antenna is numerically and experimentally analyzed. When the size of conducting plane is 55 mm by 55 mm and the height of antenna is 9 mm, the directive gain of 4.11 dBi and the S11 bandwidth of 5.71% are achieved for lower frequency of 2.45 GHz. At the upper frequency of 5 GHz, the directive gain of 8.22 dBi and the S11 bandwidth of 6% are obtained. The proposed antenna has good diversity gain, shown by the correlation coefficient becomes less than 0.005 at the frequency of 2.45 GHz and 5 GHz band when the distance between inverted L elements is 41 mm. A good agreement between calculated and measured results is obtained. The results show that the weak mutual coupling of the proposed antenna and this feature enables it to cover the required bandwidths for WLAN operation at the 2.4 GHz band and 5 GHz band.

Double-Sided Microstrip Circular Antenna Array for WLAN/WiMAX Applications

The design, fabrication, and characterization of the microstrip circular antenna arrays were presented. The proposed antennas were designed for single band at 2.45 GHz and dual bands at 3.3 - 3.6 and 5.0 - 6.0 GHz to support WLAN/WiMAX applications. The proposed single and dual band antennas showed omnidirectional radiation pattern with the gain values of 3.5 dBi at 2.45 GHz, 4.0 dBi at 3.45 GHz, and 3.3 dBi at 5.5 GHz. The dual band antenna array was placed on both top and bottom layers to obtain the desired antenna characteristics. The proposed double-sided dual band antenna provides omnidirectional radiation pattern with high gain.

Design of Six Element MIMO Antenna with Enhanced Gain for 28/38 GHz mm-Wave 5G Wireless Application

The fifth-generation(5G)wireless technology is the most recent standardization in communication services of interest across the globe.The concept of Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output antenna(MIMO)systems has recently been incorporated to operate at higher frequencies without limitations.This paper addresses,design of a high-gain MIMO antenna that offers a bandwidth of 400 MHz and 2.58 GHz by resonating at 28 and 38 GHz,respectively for 5G millimeter(mm)-wave applications.The proposed design is developed on a RT Duroid 5880 substrate with a single elemental dimension of 9.53×7.85×0.8 mm^(3).The patch antenna is fully grounded and is fed with a 50-ohm stepped impedance microstrip line.It also has an I-shaped slot and two electromagnetically coupled parasitic slotted components.This design is initially constructed as a single-element structure and proceeded to a six-element MIMO antenna configuration with overall dimensions of 50×35×0.8 mm^(3).The simulated prototype is fabricated and measured for analyzing its performance characteristics,along with MIMO antenna diversity performance factors making the proposed antenna suitable for 5G mm-wave and 5G-operated handheld devices.

一种基于天线-移相器-天线单元结构的双宽带线圆极化器

线圆极化转换器在卫星通信天线系统中可发挥重要作用,针对K/Ka频段卫星通信的需求,采用天线-移相器-天线(AFA)结构,通过独立设计双频带内接收和发射天线,提出了一款双频宽带线圆极化器。通过堆叠贴片的方式引入新的谐振点,从而拓展极化器的工作带宽。所设计的极化器单元尺寸为0.4λ_(K)×0.37λ_(K)×0.27λ_(K),可在K波段将入射x方向线极化波转换为右旋圆极化波,并在Ka波段将入射y方向线极化波转换为左旋圆极化波。实测结果表明:在保证入射角为0°~25°范围内,该极化器响应稳定,在K和Ka波段的工作带宽分别为9.8%(18.3~20.2 GHz)和7.8%(28.5~30.82 GHz)。

用于Wi-Fi频段的新型双频天线设计

通过对实现双频技术的分析研究,设计了一种新型紧凑单馈的双频天线。该天线采用单层微带馈线和开缝接地板构成,分别印制在介质板2侧。天线的面积只有20×26mm2。天线的工作频段分别为2.40～2.53GHz和5.00～5.96GHz,同时,运用HFSS10电磁仿真软件对影响工作频率的参数进行了分析和研究。最后对制作的实物进行测试,测试结果与仿真结果基本吻合。提出的天线仅改变了接地板的结构就可实现具有小型化和双频段的特性,适用于无线通信领域。

一种CPW-fed的双陷波超宽带天线的设计

设计了一种小型双阻带超宽带天线。天线采用共面波导（CPW）馈电的地板结构,地板由两个半椭圆构成,从而实现了超宽带天线及小型化。通过开双U型缝隙实现了双阻带特性,阻带带宽分别是650 MHz和590 GHz。天线实物测量结果表明,天线驻波比〈2的带宽为2.97-12.75 GHz,在整个频段内天线增益较高,同时方向图全向特性良好。天线的测量结果和仿真结果有较好的一致性。

双频低剖面Fabry-Perot天线的研究与设计

本文提出了一种基于超表面(MTS)的Fabry-Perot天线,实现了双频高增益情况下的低剖面特性。研究Fabry-Perot天线的谐振器模型,通过射线追踪法获得FP天线谐振时的相位条件。所研究的天线由两部分组成,双频微带天线作为馈源,提供2.4GHz和5.4GHz的辐射。MTS作为部分反射表面(PRS)调节反射幅度和相位,当PRS满足对应的谐振条件时,可以在2.4GHz提供11.8dB的峰值增益和0.068λ的剖面高度,在5.4GHz提供14dB的峰值增益和0.153λ的剖面高度。

具有三陷波特性的高隔离度紧凑型UWB-MIMO天线

本文设计了一种具有三陷波特性的高隔离度紧凑型超宽带(Ultra-Wideband,UWB)多输入多输出(Multiple-input Multiple-output,MIMO)天线.其尺寸为22 mm^(3)×29 mm^(3)×0.8 mm^(3),由半圆与矩形结合形成辐射单元,在其上刻蚀两条倒L型缝隙,产生WLAN(5.09 GHz~6 GHz)和X波段(7.17 GHz~7.94 GHz)两个陷波,在接地板上延伸带有弯折的寄生枝节,产生WiMAX(3.21 GHz~4.08 GHz)频段的陷波.为提升隔离度,天线接地板延伸出T型枝节,同时可拓展3 GHz~8.7 GHz工作带宽,并将天线辐射变为定向辐射.在接地板上刻蚀U型和细长矩形组成的解耦缝隙,可显著降低4.5 GHz和6.5 GHz处的耦合,实现双频解耦.实验与测试结果表明,此天线的工作带宽覆盖了3.1 GHz~10.6 GHz;在天线工作频段,隔离度均达到20 dB以上.此外,该天线还具有辐射效率高,辐射特性良好,包络相关系数低(ECC<0.005)等优良特性,可用于便携式UWB-MIMO无线通信系统.

应用于WLAN/Wi-Fi/WiMAX系统的小型化双频带平面天线研究

为了解决平面天线尺寸大、阻抗带宽窄的问题,采用弯折辐射枝节、表面开槽、加载倒T形枝节和金属过孔的方法,设计了一种能够应用于WLAN/Wi-Fi/WiMAX系统的小型化双频带平面单极子天线。该天线由微带馈线、介质基板与辐射单元组成,天线的主要辐射单元由与微带馈线相连接的开口环形枝节和通过金属过孔与地面相连接的U形枝节组成。通过对平面天线结构的研究以及优化仿真,最终得到了一个阻抗带宽为1.18 GHz(2.10~3.28 GHz)及1.24 GHz(5.18~6.42 GHz),并能有效覆盖WLAN的2.4 GHz(2.4~2.484 GHz)和5.8 GHz(5.725~5.825 GHz)、WiMAX的2.5 GHz(2.5~2.69 GHz)和5.5 GHz(5.25~5.85 GHz)以及Wi-Fi的2.4 GHz(2.4~2.485 GHz)和5.5 GHz(5.15~5.85 GHz)通信频段的平面单极子天线。