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Low-profile closely coupled dual-band MIMO antenna using double layer metasurface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2023

Dayu Qiao ,
Liping Han Open the ORCID record for Liping Han [Opens in a new window] ,
Yufeng Liu Open the ORCID record for Yufeng Liu [Opens in a new window] ,
Wenmei Zhang Open the ORCID record for Wenmei Zhang [Opens in a new window]  and
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Dayu Qiao
Affiliation:
College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
Liping Han*
Affiliation:
College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
Yufeng Liu
Affiliation:
College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
Wenmei Zhang
Affiliation:
College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
Member, IEEE
Affiliation:
College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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Author for correspondence: Liping Han, E-mail: hlp@sxu.edu.cn
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Abstract

A two-element low-profile closely coupled dual-band MIMO antenna is demonstrated for WiMAX applications. Based on the principle of metasurface (MTS) decoupling, a double-layer MTS consisting of pairs of elliptic patches with two different sizes is proposed. The MTS is loaded above a coupled dual-band MIMO antenna, and the mutual coupling in the lower and upper band is reduced by the larger and smaller elliptic patches, respectively. The edge-to-edge distance of antenna elements is only 0.01λ0 (λ0 is the free-space wavelength at 2.6 GHz). The measured results show that the working bandwidths of the MIMO antenna are 2.5–2.69 and 3.4–3.69 GHz. The −10 dB impedance bandwidths in two bands are 8.83% (2.49–2.72 GHz) and 8.50% (3.38–3.68 GHz), and the isolation between antenna elements is enhanced by 13.5 and 18.4 dB in two bands, respectively. Moreover, broadside radiation performances in two bands are obtained.

Keywords

Closely coupleddual-bandlow-profileMIMOMTS decoupling
Type
Metamaterials andPhotonic Bandgap Structures
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 15 , Issue 9 , November 2023 , pp. 1537 - 1544
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press in association with the European Microwave Association

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