Low-Profile Dual-Wideband MIMO Antenna with Low ECC for LTE and Wi-Fi Applications

This paper presents a low-profile dual-wideband multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna with low envelop correlation coefficient (ECC) for long-term evolution (LTE) and wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) applications. The antenna covers LTE band 7 and Wi-Fi as well as wireless broadband (Wibro) and Wor...

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Main Authors: Gye-Taek Jeong, Sunho Choi, Kyoung-hak Lee, Woo-Su Kim
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/158028
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Sunho Choi
Kyoung-hak Lee
Woo-Su Kim
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description This paper presents a low-profile dual-wideband multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna with low envelop correlation coefficient (ECC) for long-term evolution (LTE) and wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) applications. The antenna covers LTE band 7 and Wi-Fi as well as wireless broadband (Wibro) and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) (except for the 3.5-GHz band). To aid with integration of a practical mobile terminal, the MIMO antenna elements are placed at appropriate locations by analyzing the surface current distribution and without using any additional isolation techniques. The measured bandwidths with reflection coefficients of <−10 dB are 36.8% in the range 2.02–2.93 GHz and 23.4% in the range 5.10–6.45 GHz. Isolation is satisfied to be >20 dB in the operating frequency ranges of both LTE band 7 and Wi-Fi. Additionally, the calculated ECC is in the range 0.005<ρ<0.025, which is considerably lower than the ρ<0.5 required for MIMO applications. The measured radiation patterns are appropriate for mobile terminals, and omnidirectional radiation patterns are obtained.
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spelling doaj-art-dae17ae1ae7c4cf4b3febf88bb612b602025-02-03T05:58:36ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772014-01-01201410.1155/2014/158028158028Low-Profile Dual-Wideband MIMO Antenna with Low ECC for LTE and Wi-Fi ApplicationsGye-Taek Jeong0Sunho Choi1Kyoung-hak Lee2Woo-Su Kim3R&D Center, WAVE TECH B/D, 15 iljik-ro 94-gil, Seoksu-dong, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do 430-040, Republic of KoreaR&D Center, GoerTek Korea Co. Ltd., 607 A-dong Digital Empire B/D, 1556 Deogyeong-daero, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 443-812, Republic of KoreaIndustry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, NamSeoul University, 91 Daehakro Seonghwan-eup, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan 331-707, Republic of KoreaPlanning and Budget Team, KEIT, 10F KOTECH Building, 305 Teheran-Ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 135-080, Republic of KoreaThis paper presents a low-profile dual-wideband multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna with low envelop correlation coefficient (ECC) for long-term evolution (LTE) and wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) applications. The antenna covers LTE band 7 and Wi-Fi as well as wireless broadband (Wibro) and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) (except for the 3.5-GHz band). To aid with integration of a practical mobile terminal, the MIMO antenna elements are placed at appropriate locations by analyzing the surface current distribution and without using any additional isolation techniques. The measured bandwidths with reflection coefficients of <−10 dB are 36.8% in the range 2.02–2.93 GHz and 23.4% in the range 5.10–6.45 GHz. Isolation is satisfied to be >20 dB in the operating frequency ranges of both LTE band 7 and Wi-Fi. Additionally, the calculated ECC is in the range 0.005<ρ<0.025, which is considerably lower than the ρ<0.5 required for MIMO applications. The measured radiation patterns are appropriate for mobile terminals, and omnidirectional radiation patterns are obtained.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/158028
spellingShingle Gye-Taek Jeong
Sunho Choi
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Low-Profile Dual-Wideband MIMO Antenna with Low ECC for LTE and Wi-Fi Applications
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
title Low-Profile Dual-Wideband MIMO Antenna with Low ECC for LTE and Wi-Fi Applications
title_full Low-Profile Dual-Wideband MIMO Antenna with Low ECC for LTE and Wi-Fi Applications
title_fullStr Low-Profile Dual-Wideband MIMO Antenna with Low ECC for LTE and Wi-Fi Applications
title_full_unstemmed Low-Profile Dual-Wideband MIMO Antenna with Low ECC for LTE and Wi-Fi Applications
title_short Low-Profile Dual-Wideband MIMO Antenna with Low ECC for LTE and Wi-Fi Applications
title_sort low profile dual wideband mimo antenna with low ecc for lte and wi fi applications
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/158028
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