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Novel MIMO Antenna System for Ultra Wideband Applications
| Title: | Novel MIMO Antenna System for Ultra Wideband Applications |
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| Authors: | Abdullah G. Alharbi, Umair Rafique, Shakir Ullah, Salahuddin Khan, Syed Muzahir Abbas, Esraa Mousa Ali, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Mariana Dalarsson |
| Source: | Applied Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 7, p 3684 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: | MDPI AG, 2022. |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Collection: | LCC:Technology LCC:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) LCC:Biology (General) LCC:Physics LCC:Chemistry |
| Subject Terms: | 4 × 4 MIMO, UWB communication, fractal circular ring, pattern and polarization diversity, plus shape configuration, Technology, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Physics, QC1-999, Chemistry, QD1-999 |
| More Details: | The design of a 4 × 4 MIMO antenna for UWB communication systems is presented in this study. The single antenna element is comprised of a fractal circular ring structure backed by a modified partial ground plane having dimensions of 30 × 30 mm2. The single antenna element has a wide impedance bandwidth of 9.33 GHz and operates from 2.67 GHz to 12 GHz. Furthermore, the gain of a single antenna element increases as the frequency increases, with a peak realized gain and antenna efficiency of 5 dBi and >75%, respectively. For MIMO applications, a 4 × 4 array is designed and analyzed. The antenna elements are positioned in a plus-shaped configuration to provide pattern as well as polarization diversity. It is worth mentioning that good isolation characteristics are achieved without the utilization of any isolation enhancement network. The proposed MIMO antenna was fabricated and tested, and the results show that it provides UWB response from 2.77 GHz to over 12 GHz. The isolation between the antenna elements is more than 15 dB. Based on performance attributes, it can be said that the proposed design is suitable for UWB MIMO applications. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2076-3417 |
| Relation: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/7/3684; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3417 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/app12073684 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/a07a91ff05c44d17aa466d8dc85a6893 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.07a91ff05c44d17aa466d8dc85a6893 |
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| ISSN: | 20763417 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/app12073684 |
| Published in: | Applied Sciences |
| Language: | English |