Abstract / Description of output
In this work a millimeter-wave (mm-wave) dielectric resonator (DR) based multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system based on two linear arrays is presented. Each array that represents a single MIMO antenna consists of four cylindrical DR antenna (cDRA) elements operating at 30~GHz with a bandwidth of at least 1 GHz. Each array is designed with a fixed beam direction which is tilted to provide low field correlation. A passive microstrip-based feed network was designed to achieve this beam tilting enabling suitable magnitude and phase excitation of the individual cDRAs for radiation. The complete antenna system was designed on a two-layer substrate occupying 48 mm by 21 mm. Excellent field correlation values were measured (below 0.002) across the band of operation while peak gains were greater than 7 dBi. High radiation efficiency is obtained. The proposed design approach for beam tilting, which enables MIMO operation, may also be useful for other compact implementations to support 5G communications.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 287-293 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 Feb 2017 |