scholarly journals Design and Development of a Near Isotropic Printed Arc Antenna for Direction of Arrival (DoA) Applications

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 797
Author(s):  
Hafiz T. Ali ◽  
Saifullah Amin ◽  
Muhammad Amin ◽  
Moazam Maqsood ◽  
Abdur Rahman Maud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Direction Of Arrival ◽  
Wire Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Antenna Element ◽  
Planar Antenna ◽  
Printed Antenna ◽  
Input Matching ◽  
Gain Variation ◽  
Total Gain ◽  
Good Agreement

This research presents an easy to fabricate isotropic printed arc antenna element to be used for direction of arrival (DoA) arrays. The proposed antenna exhibits a total gain variation of 0.5 dB over the entire sphere for 40 MHz impedance bandwidth at 1 GHz, which is the best design isotropy reported in literature so far. In addition, the isotropic bandwidth of the antenna for total gain variation of ≤3 dB is 225 MHz with 86% efficiency. The isotropic wire antenna is first designed and simulated in Numerical Electromagnetic code (NEC). An equivalent printed antenna is then simulated in CST, where single (short circuited) stub is integrated with the antenna for input matching and the results of NEC simulations are verified. The planar antenna is then manufactured using FR4 substrate for measurements. Good agreement between the measured and simulated results is observed, however the total gain variation is increased to 2 dB for the fabricated antenna. This is because of the unavoidable field scattering from the antenna substrate, the feed cables, and the antenna testing platform.

scholarly journals A Compact MIMO Antenna with Inverted C-Shaped Ground Branches for Mobile Terminals

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zixian Yang ◽  
Hongchun Yang ◽  
Haijuan Cui
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Antenna Element ◽  
Planar Antenna ◽  
Mobile Terminals ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
High Isolation ◽  
Operating Band ◽  
Measured Radiation ◽  
Envelope Correlation

A compact printed MIMO antenna for mobile terminals is presented. With two planar antenna elements, the −6 dB impedance bandwidth of 2.32 GHz (1.48–3.8 GHz) is obtained, which covers GSM 1800/1900, UMTS, WLAN, Wimax, S-band, and most of LTE bands. Each antenna element with a small occupation of 15 × 20 mm2consists of a driven strip and a shorted strip. Two inverted C-shaped ground branches are introduced between two elements to improve the isolation. The simulated results are studied and the measured results show that high isolation of more than 18 dB at the entire operating band is achieved. Meanwhile, the impedance performance is also improved by adding the branches. Furthermore, the measured radiation performances and envelope correlation coefficient also demonstrate that the proposed antenna could be a good candidate for mobile terminals.

scholarly journals Wideband Printed Antenna Design Using a Shape Blending Algorithm

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aiting Wu ◽  
Zhonghai Zhang ◽  
Boran Guan
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Method ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Printed Antenna ◽  
Rectangular Slot ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Shape Blending ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Good Agreement

The shape of the tuning stub of the wide slot printed antenna is an important factor which affects the antenna’s performances. In this paper, a new design and optimization method of wideband printed slot antenna using a shape blending algorithm is presented. The proposed antenna consists of a wide rectangular slot and a tuning stub, whose profile is formed by the shape blending outcome from a pie and a diamond shape. The method is used to design an ultra-wideband antenna. The impact on the impedance bandwidth through the antenna geometry change with the different shape blending results has been investigated and analyzed. To verify the proposed design, the antenna prototype was designed, fabricated, and measured. The measured results are compared with the simulation and show good agreement.

scholarly journals Design of a miniaturized ultrawideband and low scattering antipodal vivaldi antenna array

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Liu ◽  
Chengxiang Xu ◽  
Hang Yu ◽  
Jianxun Su
Keyword(s):  
Normal Incidence ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Antenna Element ◽  
Phase Cancellation ◽  
Dielectric Lens ◽  
Array Structure ◽  
Vivaldi Antenna ◽  
Good Agreement

AbstractThis paper presents a miniaturized ultra-wideband (UWB) antipodal Vivaldi antenna (AVA) array with low-scattering characteristics integrated a hybrid diffusive-absorptive metasurface. Periodic elliptical slots at the outer edges and a dielectric lens are utilized for antenna element to improve performances including miniaturized size, wide bandwidth, and high gain. The optimized element is fabricated and measured, the results demonstrate that the − 10 dB impedance bandwidth is 4.5–50 GHz with a ratio bandwidth (fH/fL) of 11.1:1, and the maximum gain at 35 GHz is 12.7 dBi, which are in good agreement with simulation. By loading an optimized Minkowski-shaped metasurface as the ground reflector, which combines the multielement phase cancellation (MEPC) and EM absorption technology, the 4 × 4 array realizes a low radar cross section (RCS) without the radiation performance degradation. Simulated and measured results show that the proposed low-scattering array has a 10-dB RCS reduction band ranging from 5 to 50 GHz at normal incidence for both polarizations. Furthermore, the array structure shows extremely low-observable capability, which is larger than 15 dB of the RCS reduction from 7.1 to 50 GHz with a ratio bandwidth of 7.0:1. The results verify the feasibility of improving the performance of antenna and the UWB low-scattering functionality.

scholarly journals A Broadband High-Gain Printed Antenna Array Using Dipole and Loop Patches for 5G Communication Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
Yuanzhi Liu ◽  
Mustapha C.E. Yagoub
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Antenna Element ◽  
Wave Band ◽  
Printed Antenna ◽  
Compact Size ◽  
5G Communication

A broadband and high-gain printed antenna array is presented in this paper. Its single antenna element consists of a loop and two symmetric dipole patches, making the element exhibiting broad impedance bandwidth and improved gain at the targeted frequency, which is 28 GHz, one of the 5G mm-wave band, for this design. An 8×3 antenna array fed by a microstrip line feed network was designed and simulated. With a compact size of 98×32.5 mm2 , the array presents a broad -10 dB impedance bandwidth of 6.8 GHz (24.3%) and a high gain of 18 dBi at 28 GHz. Besides, the single-layered array also features low profile, simple geometry, and low cost, making it a good candidate for 5G communication systems.

scholarly journals Triangular Slot-Loaded Wideband Planar Rectangular Antenna Array for Millimeter-Wave 5G Applications

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 778
Author(s):  
Iftikhar Ahmad ◽  
Houjun Sun ◽  
Umair Rafique ◽  
Zhang Yi
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Millimeter Wave ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Simulated Data ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Antenna Element ◽  
Single Antenna ◽  
Rectangular Patch ◽  
Half Power

This paper presents a design of a triangular slot-loaded planar rectangular antenna array for wideband millimeter-wave (mm-wave) 5G communication systems. The proposed array realizes an overall size of 35.5 × 14.85 mm2. To excite the array elements, a four-way broadband corporate feeding network was designed and analyzed. The proposed array offered a measured impedance bandwidth in two different frequency ranges, i.e., from 23 to 24.6 GHz and from 26 to 45 GHz. The single-antenna element of the array consists of a rectangular patch radiator with a triangular slot. The partial ground plane was used at the bottom side of the substrate to obtain a wide impedance bandwidth. The peak gain in the proposed array is ≈12 dBi with a radiation efficiency of >90%. Furthermore, the array gives a half-power beamwidth (HPBW) of as low as 12.5°. The proposed array has been fabricated and measured, and it has been observed that the measured results are in agreement with the simulated data.

Compact dual and triple band antennas for 5G-IOT applications

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ruchi ◽  
Amalendu Patnaik ◽  
M. V. Kartikeyan
Keyword(s):  
Microwave Frequency ◽  
Mobile Internet ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Printed Antenna ◽  
Iot Applications ◽  
Multiband Antennas ◽  
New Radio ◽  
Compact Size ◽  
Triple Band

Abstract Designing miniaturized multiband antennas to cover both the 5G new radio frequencies (FR1 and FR2) simultaneously is a challenge for wireless communication researchers. This paper presents two antenna designs : a dual-band printed antenna of size 18 × 16 × 0.285 mm3 operating at FR1–5.8 GHz and FR2–28 GHz and a triple-band printed antenna with dimensions 30 × 25 × 0.543 mm3 operating at FR1–3.5 GHz and 5.8 GHz (sub-6 GHz microwave frequency bands) and FR2–28 GHz (mm-wave frequency band). The final projected triple-band antenna has a compact size with an impedance bandwidth of 12.71%, 11.32%, and 18.3% at 3.5 GHz, 5.8 GHz, and 28 GHz, respectively with the corresponding gain of 1.86 dB, 2.55 dB, and 4.41 dB. The measured radiation characteristics of the fabricated prototypes show that the proposed designs are suitable for trendy 5G-RFID and mobile Internet of things (IoT) applications.

scholarly journals A Novel SWB Antenna with Triple Band-Notches Based on Elliptical Slot and Rectangular Split Ring Resonators

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaobo Zhang ◽  
Saeed Ur Rahman ◽  
Qunsheng Cao ◽  
Ignacio Gil ◽  
Muhammad Irshad khan
Keyword(s):  
Split Ring Resonator ◽  
Ring Resonators ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Split Ring ◽  
Split Ring Resonators ◽  
Compact Size ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Swb Applications ◽  
Triple Band ◽  
Microstrip Feed

In this paper, a wideband antenna was designed for super-wideband (SWB) applications. The proposed antenna was fed with a rectangular tapered microstrip feed line, which operated over a SWB frequency range (1.42 GHz to 50 GHz). The antenna was implemented at a compact size with electrical dimensions of 0.16 λ × 0.27 λ × 0.0047 λ mm3, where λ was with respect to the lowest resonance frequency. The proposed antenna prototype was fabricated on a F4B substrate, which had a permittivity of 2.65 and 1 mm thickness. The SWB antenna exhibited an impedance bandwidth of 189% and a bandwidth ratio of 35.2:1. Additionally, the proposed antenna design exhibited three band notch characteristics that were necessary to eradicate interference from WLAN, WiMAX, and X bands in the SWB range. One notch was achieved by etching an elliptical split ring resonator (ESRR) in the radiator and the other two notches were achieved by placing rectangular split ring resonators close to the signal line. The first notch was tuned by incorporating a varactor diode into the ESRR. The prototype was experimentally validated with, with notch and without notch characteristics for SWB applications. The experimental results showed good agreement with simulated results.

Dual Band Slot Antenna for 3.5 WiMAX and 5.8 WLAN

2014 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Chagharvand ◽  
M. R. B. Hamid ◽  
M. R. Kamarudin ◽  
Mohsen Khalily
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Pattern ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Antenna Gain ◽  
Dual Bandwidth ◽  
Electromagnetic Performance ◽  
Good Agreement

This paper presents a single layer planar slot antenna for dual band operation. The antenna is fed by a coplanar waveguide (CPW) with two inverted C-shaped resonators to achieve the dual band operation. The impedance bandwidth for ǀS11ǀ < -10dB is 14% in lower band and 7% in higher band. The antenna prototype’s electromagnetic performance, impedance bandwidth, radiation pattern, and antenna gain were measured. The proposed configuration offers a relatively compact, easy to fabricate and dual band performance providing gain between 2 and 4 dBi. The designed antenna has good dual bandwidth covering 3.5 WiMAX and 5.8 WLAN tasks. Experimental and numerical results also showed good agreement after comparison.

scholarly journals Direction-of-Arrival Estimation of Closely Spaced Emitters Using Compact Arrays

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoi-Shun Lui ◽  
Hon Tat Hui
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Matrix Pencil ◽  
Direction Of Arrival ◽  
Doa Estimation ◽  
Antenna Element ◽  
Portable Devices ◽  
Estimation Algorithms ◽  
Half Wavelength ◽  
Matrix Pencil Method ◽  
Array Aperture

Performance evaluation of direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation algorithms has continuously drawn significant attention in the past years. Most previous studies were conducted under the situation that antenna element separation is about half wavelength in order to avoid the appearance of grating lobes. On the other hand, recent developments in wireless communications have favoured the use of portable devices that utilize compact arrays with antenna element separations of less than half wavelength. Performance evaluation of DOA estimation algorithms employing compact arrays is an important and fundamental issue, but it has not been fully studied. In this paper, the performance of the matrix pencil method (MPM) that applies to DOA estimations is investigated through Monte Carlo simulations. The results show that closely spaced emitters can be accurately resolved using linear compact array with an array aperture as small as around half wavelength.

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