Isolation enhancement of metamaterial structure MIMO antenna for WiMAX/WLAN/ITU band applications

The μ-negative metamaterial (MNG) two-element MIMO antenna design was proposed in this article for WiMAX (2.5–2.8 GHz), WLAN (3.2–5.9 GHz), and ITU band (8.15−8.25 GHz) applications. The first design of the MIMO antenna operates at 2.7 and 4.9 GHz frequencies. In order to reduce the mutual coupling,...

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Published in:International journal of microwave and wireless technologies 2022-12, Vol.14 (10), p.1315-1325
Main Authors: Suneetha, Pasumarthi, Naik, Kethavathu Srinivasa, Muthusamy, Pachiyannan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anechoic chambers
Antenna design
Antennas
Bandwidths
Correlation coefficients
Design
Frequencies
Local area networks
Metamaterials
Metamaterials and Photonic Bandgap Structures
MIMO communication
Mutual coupling
Network analysers
Unit cell
Wireless communications
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Summary:The μ-negative metamaterial (MNG) two-element MIMO antenna design was proposed in this article for WiMAX (2.5–2.8 GHz), WLAN (3.2–5.9 GHz), and ITU band (8.15−8.25 GHz) applications. The first design of the MIMO antenna operates at 2.7 and 4.9 GHz frequencies. In order to reduce the mutual coupling, a defective ground structure is used. For further isolation improvement, an MNG unit cell is placed in between the two radiating elements at a distance of 10 mm. The designed antenna elements have better than −23 dB coupling isolation between the two radiating elements. Moreover, with MNG an additional frequency of 8.2 GHz is obtained, which is useful for ITU band applications. The proposed antenna bandwidth is expanded by 19% in the lower operational band, 20% in the second operational band, and 32% in the higher frequency band with the MNG unit cell. From the analysis, the proposed antenna is suitable for WiMAX/WLAN/ITU band applications because of its low enveloped correlation coefficient, and highest directive gain and low mutual coupling between the radiating components. The proposed antenna was simulated, fabricated, and measured with the help of the Schwarz ZVL vector network analyzer and anechoic chamber. Both measured and simulated results are highly accurate and highly recommended for WiMAX/WLAN/ITU bands.
ISSN:1759-0787
1759-0795
DOI:10.1017/S1759078721001719