Modified U-shaped resonator as decoupling structure in MIMO antenna Articles uri icon

authors

  • IQBAL, AMJAD
  • ALTAF, AHSAN
  • ABDULLAH, MUJEEB
  • ALIBAKHSHIKENARI, MOHAMMAD
  • LIMITI, ERNESTO
  • KIM, SUNGHWAN

publication date

  • August 2020

start page

  • 1

end page

  • 13

issue

  • 8, 1321

volume

  • 9

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 2079-9292

abstract

  • This paper presents an isolation enhancement of two closely packed multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system using a modified U-shaped resonator. The modified U-shaped resonator is placed between two closely packed radiating elements resonating at 5.4 GHz with an edge to edge separation distance of 5.82 mm (¿¿/10). Through careful adjustment of parametric modelling, the isolation level of ¿23 dB among the densely packed elements is achieved. The coupling behaviour of the MIMO elements is analysed by accurately designing the equivalent circuit model in each step. The antenna performance is realized in the presence and absence of decoupling structure, and the results shows negligible effects on the antenna performance apart from mutual coupling. The simple assembly of the proposed modified U-shaped isolating structure makes it useful for several linked applications. The proposed decoupling structure is compact in nature, suppress the undesirable coupling generated by surface wave and nearby fields, and is easy to fabricate. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

subjects

  • Electronics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Physics
  • Telecommunications

keywords

  • isolation enhancement; surface waves; gain; circuit model; line resonators; mimo antennas