A Dual-Band Dual-Antenna System with Common-Metal Rim for Smartphone Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Antenna Configuration
3. Working Principles
4. Measurement and Antenna Performance
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Frequency (MHz) | 2375 | 2400 | 2425 | 2450 | 2475 | 2500 |
ηtot1 | 69.8% | 73.5% | 75.6% | 75.6% | 73.4% | 69.3% |
ηtot2 | 68.5% | 70.5% | 71.7% | 70.4% | 70.5% | 68.4% |
Peak-gain1 (dB) | 4.86 | 5.10 | 5.35 | 5.47 | 5.40 | 5.24 |
Peak-gain2 (dB) | 4.77 | 4.94 | 5.06 | 5.00 | 5.04 | 4.87 |
ECC | 0.0094 | 0.0105 | 0.0113 | 0.0114 | 0.0113 | 0.0106 |
MEG1 (dB) | −3.73 | −3.51 | −3.39 | −3.41 | −3.56 | −3.83 |
MEG2 (dB) | −3.88 | −3.75 | −3.68 | −3.78 | −3.81 | −3.96 |
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Xu, Z.; Ding, C.; Zhou, Q.; Sun, Y.; Huang, S. A Dual-Band Dual-Antenna System with Common-Metal Rim for Smartphone Applications. Electronics 2019, 8, 348. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8030348
Xu Z, Ding C, Zhou Q, Sun Y, Huang S. A Dual-Band Dual-Antenna System with Common-Metal Rim for Smartphone Applications. Electronics. 2019; 8(3):348. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8030348
Chicago/Turabian StyleXu, Ziqiang, Chenguang Ding, Qiangqiang Zhou, Yangtao Sun, and Si Huang. 2019. "A Dual-Band Dual-Antenna System with Common-Metal Rim for Smartphone Applications" Electronics 8, no. 3: 348. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8030348
APA StyleXu, Z., Ding, C., Zhou, Q., Sun, Y., & Huang, S. (2019). A Dual-Band Dual-Antenna System with Common-Metal Rim for Smartphone Applications. Electronics, 8(3), 348. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8030348