Four-Element MIMO Patch Antenna With High Gain, High Isolation, and Polarization Diversity Characteristics for 28-GHz Applications

This article presents the design of a high-gain, highly isolated four-element multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system operating at the millimeter-wave (mm-wave) 28 GHz frequency band. The radiating element of the MIMO antenna comprises a 1 × 2 array of crescent-shaped patch elements bac...

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Main Authors: Hela Elmannai, Umair Rafique, Hüseyin Şerif Savci, Muhammad Usman Tahir, Mujeeb Abdullah, Abeer D. Algarni, Mariana Dalarsson
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Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/ijap/8878043
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author Hela Elmannai
Umair Rafique
Hüseyin Şerif Savci
Muhammad Usman Tahir
Mujeeb Abdullah
Abeer D. Algarni
Mariana Dalarsson
author_facet Hela Elmannai
Umair Rafique
Hüseyin Şerif Savci
Muhammad Usman Tahir
Mujeeb Abdullah
Abeer D. Algarni
Mariana Dalarsson
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description This article presents the design of a high-gain, highly isolated four-element multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system operating at the millimeter-wave (mm-wave) 28 GHz frequency band. The radiating element of the MIMO antenna comprises a 1 × 2 array of crescent-shaped patch elements backed by a full ground plane, having overall dimensions of 33 × 33 mm2 (3.08λ × 3.08λ), where λ is the wavelength at 28 GHz. A 0.787-mm-thick low-loss dielectric substrate having a relative permittivity (εr) of 2.2 and a loss tangent (tanδ) of 0.009 is used for the antenna design. It is observed that the designed radiating element provides resonance at 28.18 GHz and has a 6.21% fractional bandwidth (FBW) and a peak realized gain of 10.5 dBi. The radiation and total efficiency of the radiator are noted to be >85% and ≥75%, respectively, in the operating bandwidth. For polarization diversity and high isolation characteristics, the MIMO elements are arranged in an orthogonal manner, which helps achieve an isolation of >22.5 dB for adjacent elements and >32.5 dB for diagonally placed elements in the entire band of interest. Furthermore, MIMO system parameters such as envelope correlation coefficient (ECC) <0.003, diversity gain (DG) >10 dB, total active reflection coefficient (TARC) < −10 dB, and channel capacity loss (CCL) <0.5 bps/Hz are observed, which fall within the operational limits. Based on the achieved outcomes, the proposed design is well suited for mm-wave 28 GHz communication devices.
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spelling doaj-art-f9fa16c05f2a4eafbbf72882d317ba962025-08-20T03:17:40ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58772025-01-01202510.1155/ijap/8878043Four-Element MIMO Patch Antenna With High Gain, High Isolation, and Polarization Diversity Characteristics for 28-GHz ApplicationsHela Elmannai0Umair Rafique1Hüseyin Şerif Savci2Muhammad Usman Tahir3Mujeeb Abdullah4Abeer D. Algarni5Mariana Dalarsson6Department of Information TechnologyCentre for Wireless CommunicationsElectrical and Electronics Engineering DepartmentDepartment of Electrical EngineeringVocational College of SichuanDepartment of Information TechnologySchool of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceThis article presents the design of a high-gain, highly isolated four-element multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system operating at the millimeter-wave (mm-wave) 28 GHz frequency band. The radiating element of the MIMO antenna comprises a 1 × 2 array of crescent-shaped patch elements backed by a full ground plane, having overall dimensions of 33 × 33 mm2 (3.08λ × 3.08λ), where λ is the wavelength at 28 GHz. A 0.787-mm-thick low-loss dielectric substrate having a relative permittivity (εr) of 2.2 and a loss tangent (tanδ) of 0.009 is used for the antenna design. It is observed that the designed radiating element provides resonance at 28.18 GHz and has a 6.21% fractional bandwidth (FBW) and a peak realized gain of 10.5 dBi. The radiation and total efficiency of the radiator are noted to be >85% and ≥75%, respectively, in the operating bandwidth. For polarization diversity and high isolation characteristics, the MIMO elements are arranged in an orthogonal manner, which helps achieve an isolation of >22.5 dB for adjacent elements and >32.5 dB for diagonally placed elements in the entire band of interest. Furthermore, MIMO system parameters such as envelope correlation coefficient (ECC) <0.003, diversity gain (DG) >10 dB, total active reflection coefficient (TARC) < −10 dB, and channel capacity loss (CCL) <0.5 bps/Hz are observed, which fall within the operational limits. Based on the achieved outcomes, the proposed design is well suited for mm-wave 28 GHz communication devices.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/ijap/8878043
spellingShingle Hela Elmannai
Umair Rafique
Hüseyin Şerif Savci
Muhammad Usman Tahir
Mujeeb Abdullah
Abeer D. Algarni
Mariana Dalarsson
Four-Element MIMO Patch Antenna With High Gain, High Isolation, and Polarization Diversity Characteristics for 28-GHz Applications
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
title Four-Element MIMO Patch Antenna With High Gain, High Isolation, and Polarization Diversity Characteristics for 28-GHz Applications
title_full Four-Element MIMO Patch Antenna With High Gain, High Isolation, and Polarization Diversity Characteristics for 28-GHz Applications
title_fullStr Four-Element MIMO Patch Antenna With High Gain, High Isolation, and Polarization Diversity Characteristics for 28-GHz Applications
title_full_unstemmed Four-Element MIMO Patch Antenna With High Gain, High Isolation, and Polarization Diversity Characteristics for 28-GHz Applications
title_short Four-Element MIMO Patch Antenna With High Gain, High Isolation, and Polarization Diversity Characteristics for 28-GHz Applications
title_sort four element mimo patch antenna with high gain high isolation and polarization diversity characteristics for 28 ghz applications
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/ijap/8878043
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