Sub-6 GHz Highly Isolated Wideband MIMO Antenna Arrays

This study proposes a compact four-port multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system to operate within a frequency range of 3.2-5.75 GHz to serve in 5G new radio (NR) sub-6 GHz n77/n78/n79 and 5 GHz WLAN with good impedance matching. To increase the isolation between the MIMO antenna element...

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Published in:IEEE access 2022, Vol.10, p.19875-19889
Main Authors: Megahed, Amany A., Abdelazim, Mohamed, Abdelhay, Ehab H., Soliman, Heba Y. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
5G mobile communication
and NL
Antenna arrays
Antennas
Broadband
Correlation coefficients
DGS
ECC
Frequency ranges
Gain
Ground plane
Impedance matching
Local area networks
MEG
MIMO communication
multiple-input multiple-output antennas
Mutual coupling
Parasitic elements (antennas)
Radiation
Reflectance
Substrates
TARC
Transmission lines
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Summary:This study proposes a compact four-port multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system to operate within a frequency range of 3.2-5.75 GHz to serve in 5G new radio (NR) sub-6 GHz n77/n78/n79 and 5 GHz WLAN with good impedance matching. To increase the isolation between the MIMO antenna elements with low complexity and cost, the antenna elements are orthogonally oriented to each other with distance spacing of 0.3\lambda _{\text {o}} between elements, including electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structure, defected ground structure (DGS), capacitive elements (CE), and neutralization line (NL). The simulation results show that the measured mutual coupling between the array elements is improved from −20 to −45 dB. The envelope correlation coefficient is enhanced. In addition, the diversity gain, mean effective gain, and total active reflection coefficient are improved simultaneously. The suggested structure has been designed on CST Microwave Studio 2019. The antennas' overall dimensions for all methods are the same as they approach 46 mm \times46 mm \times1.6 mm. The measured gain of the proposed designs ranges from 6 to 9 dBi, and the radiation efficiency approaches 90%. The antennas are fabricated and tested, where better experimental results are noticed compared to the simulation results. Our antennas are designed over FR-4 substrate with a noticeable cost reduction. Each antenna element has a dimension of 15 mm \times23 mm \times1.6 mm. An "EL" slot into the radiating element and two identical stubs coupled to the partial ground are used to improve the impedance matching and radiation characteristics across the bands of interest. The isolation decreases by 22 dB using the EBG method, reaching the value of −65 dB. Meanwhile, the isolation decreases by 19 dB using the DGS method, reaching −60 dB. Due to gaps between adjacent unit cells and the capacitance generated from the dielectric gap between the top metallic patch and ground plane, the EBG method gives the best results. However, in the CE method, capacitances resulting from the four transmission lines in the bottom side of the antennas (parasit
ISSN:2169-3536
2169-3536
DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3150278