scholarly journals Compact Ultra-Wideband Series-Feed Microstrip Antenna Arrays for IoT Communications

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 6267
Author(s):  
Tiago Varum ◽  
João Caiado ◽  
João N. Matos
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Millimeter Waves ◽  
Microstrip Antenna ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Huge Number ◽  
Compact Structure ◽  
High Bandwidth

Modern communication systems require high bandwidth to meet the needs of the huge number of sensors and the growing amount of data consumed, and an exponential growth is expected in the future with the integration of internet of things networks. Spectrum regions in the millimeter waves have aroused new interests, mainly because of the contiguous bands available to meet these needs. In return, and to combat the high losses of propagation in these frequencies, higher gain antennas are needed. This paper describes the use of a logarithmic architecture in the design of microstrip antenna arrays, creating structures with high gain and ultra-wide bandwidth. Three different solutions are presented with five, seven, and nine elements, reaching about 25%, 30%, and 44% of bandwidth, achieving ultra-wideband behavior, efficient and with a compact structure operating at frequencies in around 28 GHz.

scholarly journals Millimeter-Wave Microstrip Antenna Array Design and an Adaptive Algorithm for Future 5G Wireless Communication Systems

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Nan Hu ◽  
Dau-Chyrh Chang ◽  
Chung-Hang Yu ◽  
Tsai-Wen Hsaio ◽  
Der-Phone Lin
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Millimeter Wave ◽  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Microstrip Antenna ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Minimum Mean Square Error ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Wireless Communication Systems ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Microstrip Antenna Array

This paper presents a high gain millimeter-wave (mmW) low-temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) microstrip antenna array with a compact, simple, and low-profile structure. Incorporating minimum mean square error (MMSE) adaptive algorithms with the proposed 64-element microstrip antenna array, the numerical investigation reveals substantial improvements in interference reduction. A prototype is presented with a simple design for mass production. As an experiment, HFSS was used to simulate an antenna with a width of 1 mm and a length of 1.23 mm, resonating at 38 GHz. Two identical mmW LTCC microstrip antenna arrays were built for measurement, and the center element was excited. The results demonstrated a return loss better than 15 dB and a peak gain higher than 6.5 dBi at frequencies of interest, which verified the feasibility of the design concept.

Sub-terahertz (THz) antenna for Internet of Things and 6G Communication

Frequenz ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamsakutty Vettikalladi ◽  
Waleed Tariq Sethi ◽  
Wonsuk Ko
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Wireless Communication ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Side Lobe ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Single Element ◽  
High Frequency Structure Simulator ◽  
Sixth Generation ◽  
Intelligent Communication

Abstract Sub-terahertz (THz) technology is expected to deliver exceptional data rates for future sixth generation wireless communication systems especially for intelligent communication among devices falling under the Internet of Things (IoT) category. Moving from current 5G millimeter wave (mmW) technology towards THz spectrum will eventually provide unprecedented solutions that will guarantee higher transmission rates and channel capacity for any wireless communication system. With various electronic and wireless components working together to fulfill this promise, high gain antennas having compact profile is one such technology that will aid in achieving sub-THz communication while offering low path and power losses with reliable and fast data transfers. In this context, this work proposes a novel deformed patch antenna operating in the sub-THz spectrum i.e. at 300 GHz band. The proposed antenna is fed via a microstrip line following the proximity coupled feeding technique. Utilizing this technique provides a wide impedance bandwidth with a broadside radiation pattern having minimum side lobe levels of around −12 dB and a directivity of 10–15 dBi for the single and array elements respectively. The proposed design has a small footprint of 1.5 × 1.5 × 0.06 mm3 for the single element while the array element has dimensions of 6 × 5 × 0.06 mm3. Both the designs have been simulated in Computer Simulation Technology-Microwave Studio (CST-MWS) and the results verified via high-frequency structure simulator (HFSS) simulator. The results confirm the viability of the proposed designs to be potential candidates for future sixth generation and IoT based applications.

scholarly journals Design of Multilevel Sequential Rotation Feeding Networks Used for Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna Arrays

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aixin Chen ◽  
Chuo Yang ◽  
Zhizhang Chen ◽  
Yanjun Zhang ◽  
Yingyi He
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Microstrip Antenna ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Satellite Communication ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Multiple Series ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Microstrip Antenna Array ◽  
Feeding Techniques

Sequential rotation feeding networks can significantly improve performance of the circularly polarized microstrip antenna array. In this paper, single, double, and multiple series-parallel sequential rotation feeding networks are examined. Compared with conventional parallel feeding structures, these multilevel feeding techniques present reduction of loss, increase of bandwidth, and improvement of radiation pattern and polarization purity. By using corner-truncated square patch as the array element and adopting appropriate level of sequential rotation series-parallel feeding structures as feeding networks, microstrip arrays can generate excellent circular polarization (CP) over a relatively wide frequency band. They can find wide applications in phased array radar and satellite communication systems.

Circularly polarized microstrip antenna arrays with reduced mutual coupling using metamaterial

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1253-1263 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Hafezifard ◽  
Jalil Rashed-Mohassel ◽  
Mohammad Naser-Moghadasi ◽  
R. A. Sadeghzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Microstrip Antenna ◽  
Mutual Coupling ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Ring Resonators ◽  
Magnetic Characteristics ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Antenna Performance ◽  
Left Handed

A circularly polarized (CP) and high gain Microstrip antenna is designed in this paper using metamaterial concepts. The antenna, built on a metamaterial substrate, showed significant size reduction and less mutual coupling in an array compared with similar arrays on conventional substrates. Demonstrated to have left-handed magnetic characteristics, the methodology uses complementary split-ring resonators (SRRs) placed horizontally between the patch and the ground plane. In order to reduce mutual coupling in the array structure, hexagonal-SRRs are embedded between antenna elements. The procedure is shown to have great impact on the antenna performance specifically its bandwidth which is broadened from 400 MHz to 1.2 GHz for X-band and as well as its efficiency. The structure has also low loss and improved standing wave ratio and less mutual coupling. The results show that a reduction of 26.6 dB in mutual coupling is obtained between elements at the operation frequency of the array. Experimental data show a reasonably good agreement between simulation and measured results.

scholarly journals A Review of Antenna Array Technologies for Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Communications at Millimeter-Wave Frequencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
G. Federico ◽  
D. Caratelli ◽  
G. Theis ◽  
A. B. Smolders
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communications ◽  
Antenna Array ◽  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Multimedia Services ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Array Technology ◽  
Point To Point ◽  
Technical Solutions

With the introduction of 5G communication systems operating in the mm-wave frequency range, new opportunities in terms of multimedia services and applications will become available. For this to happen, several technical challenges from an antenna standpoint need to be addressed. The achievements of high-gain characteristics and agile beamforming with wide-scan capabilities are the main targets of the ongoing research on mm-wave antenna arrays. In this paper, an up-to-date overview of antenna array technology for wireless communications at mm-wave frequencies is given. Particular focus is put on the review of the state-of-the art and most advanced antenna array concepts for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radio links at said frequencies. Various figures of merit are assessed for a comprehensive analysis and bench marking of the technical solutions investigated in the presented survey.

scholarly journals Sub-THz Antenna for High-Speed Wireless Communication Systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamsakutty Vettikalladi ◽  
Waleed Tariq Sethi ◽  
Ahmad Fauzi Bin Abas ◽  
Wonsuk Ko ◽  
Majeed A. Alkanhal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communication ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Wireless Communication Systems ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Single Element ◽  
Compact Structure ◽  
Good Efficiency ◽  
High Data

Terahertz (THz) links will play a major role in high data rate communication over a distance of few meters. In order to achieve this task, antenna designs with high gain and wideband characteristics will spearhead these links. In this contribution, we present different antenna designs that offer characteristics better suited to THz communication over short distances. Firstly, a single-element antenna having a dipole and reflector is designed to operate at 300 GHz, which is considered as a sub-terahertz band. That antenna achieves a wide impedance bandwidth of 38.6% from 294 GHz to 410 GHz with a gain of 5.14 dBi. Secondly, two designs based on the same dipole structure but with added directors are introduced to increase the gain while maintaining almost the same bandwidth. The gains achieved are 8.01 dBi and 9.6 dBi, respectively. Finally, an array of 1×4 elements is used to achieve the highest possible gain of 13.6 dBi with good efficiency about 89% and with limited director elements for a planar compact structure to state-of-the-art literature. All the results achieved make the proposed designs viable candidates for high-speed and short-distance wireless communication systems.

scholarly journals Broadband Microstrip Antenna for 5G Wireless Systems Operating at 28 GHz

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Rafal Przesmycki ◽  
Marek Bugaj ◽  
Leszek Nowosielski
Keyword(s):  
Microstrip Antenna ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Wireless Systems ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Design Solution ◽  
Radio Communication ◽  
Compact Structure ◽  
Large Bandwidth ◽  
Fifth Generation

Communication systems have been driven towards the fifth generation (5G) due to the demands of compact, high speed, and large bandwidth systems. These types of radio communication systems require new and more efficient antenna designs. This article presents a new design solution of a broadband microstrip antenna intended for use in 5G systems. The proposed antenna has a central operating frequency of 28 GHz and can be used in the LMDS (local multipoint distribution service) frequency band. The dimensions of the antenna and its parameters have been calculated, simulated, and optimized using the FEKO software. The antenna has a compact structure with dimensions (6.2 × 8.4 × 1.57) mm. Rogers RT Duroid 5880 material was used as a substrate for the antenna construction, which has a dielectric coefficient of 2.2 and a thickness of 1.57 mm. The antenna described in the article is characterized by a low reflection coefficient of −22.51 dB, a high energy gain value of 3.6 dBi, a wide operating band of 5.57 GHz (19.89%), and high energy efficiency.

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