Quad port P-shaped MIMO antenna array for 60 GHz applications.

Meshari D Alanazi, Wael A E Ali, Allam M Ameen, Ahmed A Ibrahim, Basma M Yousef
Author Information
  1. Meshari D Alanazi: Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al Jouf, 72388, Saudi Arabia.
  2. Wael A E Ali: Department of Electronics & Communications Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Alexandria, Egypt.
  3. Allam M Ameen: Microstrip Department, Electronics Research Institute, New Nozha, Cairo, Egypt.
  4. Ahmed A Ibrahim: Electronics and Communications Engineering Dep. Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt.
  5. Basma M Yousef: Communications Department, Delta Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology, Mansoura, Egypt.

Abstract

This article describes the design and fabrication of a 4 �� 4 MIMO antenna array intended for operation at 60 GHz. The antenna comprises of half-circular p-shaped radiator connected with a microstrip line printed on the Rogers 4003 substrate of area 22.5 �� 22.5 mm with ��, thickness, and tan �� of 3.5, 0.203 mm, and 0.0027, respectively. This single radiator is doubled and connected to the power divider to obtain a 1 �� 2 antenna array for gain enhancement purposes. The array model is duplicated on the same substrate to achieve 2 ports and 4 ports MIMO antenna. Thereafter, the model is experimentally fabricated and tested to validate the simulated results. The measured results demonstrate the antenna's 60 GHz operating bandwidth extended from 57 GHz to 63 GHz and with insertion losses ��� -30 dB between ports (1,2) and (1,4) (the orthogonal ports), while it equals around ��� -23 dB between ports (1,3) (the mirrored ports) within the achieved band with good consistency between both simulated and tested results. Also, it has achieved a gain of more than 9 dBi at 60 GHz with a broadside radiation pattern in both planes. Furthermore, the MIMO parameters are also carried out (ECC, DG, CCL, MEG, and TARC). The ECC is below 0.0025, the DG is approximately 10 dB, the CCL is below 0.2 bits/s/Hz, the MEG is -3 dB and the TARC is below -10 dB over the achieved frequency band. All the MIMO parameters are investigated to prove the diversity characteristics of the antenna array which supports the antenna to be suitable for the 60 GHz communication.

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