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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Malekpoor, Hossein
• Hamidkhani, Mehdi

Titel

Miniaturized High Gain Broadband 16‐Element MIMO Array Using Planar Artificial Magnetic Conductor With Enhanced Isolation for WLAN/WiMAX Applications

Ist Teil von

• Radio science, 2023-08, Vol.58 (8), p.n/a

Ort / Verlag

Washington: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

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Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A low‐profile 16‐element printed dipole antenna (PDA) array backed by a planar artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) is introduced for multiple‐input multiple‐output (MIMO) wireless communications. The proposed 16‐element MIMO array loaded by a 13 × 13 AMC reflector with various polarized directions exhibits a low‐profile wideband structure, which includes the broad measured bandwidths from 4.25 to 7.25 GHz with increased gains (>8 dBi) and high efficiency. The high isolation between the 16 elements with diverse polarizations is larger than 27 dB and reaches 67 dB over the operating band for MIMO systems. The suggested PDA with a microstrip V‐shaped dipole excited by a V‐shaped microstrip feedline is used to expand the broad simulated band spanning 5.34–6.70 GHz (S11 ≤ −10 dB). Moreover, the suggested 13 × 13 planar fractal AMC reflector is loaded into the PDA array to exhibit a reflection coefficient, S11, of less than −10 dB across the band of 4.26–6.90 GHz for wireless local area network and worldwide interoperability for microwave access applications. The proposed design with AMC compared to the design without AMC exhibits a size reduction of 50.3%, increased gain up to 8.2 dBi, and excellent impedance matching with unidirectional radiation patterns. The novel AMC unit cell is realized based on the planar patch with inserted slots to operate at 6.10 GHz with an AMC band spanning 5.15–7.10 GHz (32%). Plain Language Summary A low profile sixteen‐element multiple‐input multiple‐output (MIMO) array of printed dipole antenna backed by planar artificial magnetic conductor is introduced for broadband wireless communications. It shows an enhanced features such as high stable gains, efficiencies, bandwidth, reduced size and high isolation for diverse elements of MIMO array. Key Points Wiced gain and isolation Low‐profile multiple‐input multiple‐output array with enhanced isolation between elements can be used for wireless systems Artificial magnetic conductors as periodic structures have been applied in microstrip antennas to improve their radiation performance