Wideband Dual-Polarized Filtering Antennas Using Short-Circuited Coupling Structure for 4G/5G Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) Antenna Decoupling Design

A short-circuited coupling structure (SCCS) is proposed to obtain a gain-filtering response for dual-polarized antennas. A conventional dipole is designed with two intrinsic radiation nulls. By introducing an SCCS, an additional radiation null is obtained, and the impedance bandwidth of an antenna c...

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Main Authors: Haitao Song, Feifei Zhang, Baoxing Duan
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description A short-circuited coupling structure (SCCS) is proposed to obtain a gain-filtering response for dual-polarized antennas. A conventional dipole is designed with two intrinsic radiation nulls. By introducing an SCCS, an additional radiation null is obtained, and the impedance bandwidth of an antenna can be further improved. Based on this design principle, two dual-polarized filtering antennas are designed for 4G and 5G wireless communication devices. The impedance bandwidth of the proposed 4G filtering antenna is 1.63–2.97 GHz (|S11| < −15 dB), with four radiation nulls at 1.1 GHz, 3.25 GHz, 3.5 GHz, and 4.0 GHz. The impedance bandwidth of the proposed 5G filtering antenna is 3.23–4.21 GHz (|S33| < −15 dB), with four radiation nulls at 1.7 GHz, 2.5 GHz, 3 GHz, and 4.6 GHz. Further, the decoupling function of the SCCS on 4G/5G MIMO antenna designs is also discussed. When introducing an SCCS, the port isolation levels of two elements between the 4G and 5G antennas, as well as the adjacent 5G antennas, can be improved by 14 dB and 6 dB, respectively. The port isolation levels of five elements between the 4G and 5G antennas, as well as the adjacent 5G antennas, can be improved by 15.2 dB and 9.5 dB, respectively. This technique could also be a potential candidate for optical antenna designs in optical front-ends and other multi-wavelength fiber lasers with microstructures.
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spelling doaj-art-287faa99d08a41ea8fd0a475b71857fd2025-08-20T01:49:01ZengMDPI AGPhotonics2304-67322025-03-0112325910.3390/photonics12030259Wideband Dual-Polarized Filtering Antennas Using Short-Circuited Coupling Structure for 4G/5G Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) Antenna Decoupling DesignHaitao Song0Feifei Zhang1Baoxing Duan2School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaNational Research Institute of Radio Spectrum Management, Xi’an 710071, ChinaSchool of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaA short-circuited coupling structure (SCCS) is proposed to obtain a gain-filtering response for dual-polarized antennas. A conventional dipole is designed with two intrinsic radiation nulls. By introducing an SCCS, an additional radiation null is obtained, and the impedance bandwidth of an antenna can be further improved. Based on this design principle, two dual-polarized filtering antennas are designed for 4G and 5G wireless communication devices. The impedance bandwidth of the proposed 4G filtering antenna is 1.63–2.97 GHz (|S11| < −15 dB), with four radiation nulls at 1.1 GHz, 3.25 GHz, 3.5 GHz, and 4.0 GHz. The impedance bandwidth of the proposed 5G filtering antenna is 3.23–4.21 GHz (|S33| < −15 dB), with four radiation nulls at 1.7 GHz, 2.5 GHz, 3 GHz, and 4.6 GHz. Further, the decoupling function of the SCCS on 4G/5G MIMO antenna designs is also discussed. When introducing an SCCS, the port isolation levels of two elements between the 4G and 5G antennas, as well as the adjacent 5G antennas, can be improved by 14 dB and 6 dB, respectively. The port isolation levels of five elements between the 4G and 5G antennas, as well as the adjacent 5G antennas, can be improved by 15.2 dB and 9.5 dB, respectively. This technique could also be a potential candidate for optical antenna designs in optical front-ends and other multi-wavelength fiber lasers with microstructures.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/12/3/259dual-polarized antennafiltering antennamicrostructureMIMO antenna decouplingmulti-wavelength fiber laseroptical antenna
spellingShingle Haitao Song
Feifei Zhang
Baoxing Duan
Wideband Dual-Polarized Filtering Antennas Using Short-Circuited Coupling Structure for 4G/5G Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) Antenna Decoupling Design
Photonics
dual-polarized antenna
filtering antenna
microstructure
MIMO antenna decoupling
multi-wavelength fiber laser
optical antenna
title Wideband Dual-Polarized Filtering Antennas Using Short-Circuited Coupling Structure for 4G/5G Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) Antenna Decoupling Design
title_full Wideband Dual-Polarized Filtering Antennas Using Short-Circuited Coupling Structure for 4G/5G Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) Antenna Decoupling Design
title_fullStr Wideband Dual-Polarized Filtering Antennas Using Short-Circuited Coupling Structure for 4G/5G Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) Antenna Decoupling Design
title_full_unstemmed Wideband Dual-Polarized Filtering Antennas Using Short-Circuited Coupling Structure for 4G/5G Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) Antenna Decoupling Design
title_short Wideband Dual-Polarized Filtering Antennas Using Short-Circuited Coupling Structure for 4G/5G Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) Antenna Decoupling Design
title_sort wideband dual polarized filtering antennas using short circuited coupling structure for 4g 5g multi input multi output mimo antenna decoupling design
topic dual-polarized antenna
filtering antenna
microstructure
MIMO antenna decoupling
multi-wavelength fiber laser
optical antenna
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/12/3/259
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