Abstract
A low-cost innovative MIMO antenna configuration with minimal separation between the radiating elements and high isolation over a wide frequency band is presented. Several precisely designed slots with various forms, locations, and sizes are etched on the radiating patches to improve inter-element isolation throughout the mm-wave band of 30–41 GHz impedance bandwidth. This achieved elements isolation better than 70 dB with an inter-element spacing of 0.2 mm (0.02A at 30 GHz). The suggested self-isolation method is validated by designing a 1x2 MIMO array configuration. The innovative mm-wave antenna has the following characteristics over the desired bandwidth: high impedance bandwidth (30%) and low mutual coupling (70 dB). To the authors' knowledge, the present design is the first to demonstrate such broadband isolation enhancement in the mm-wave frequency range without any sophisticated decoupling structure such as metamaterial or frequency-selective surface.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 2023 International Microwave and Antenna Symposium (IMAS) |
| Publisher | IEEE |
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| State | Published - Feb 20 2023 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2023-03-23Acknowledgements: This paper is based upon work supported by King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM). Authors at KFUPM acknowledge the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Communication Systems and Sensing for the support received under Grant no. INCS2106.