Broadband Dual-Polarized Loop Cross-Dipole Antenna for 5G Base Station Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Antenna Geometry
3. Evolution Process and Mechanism Analysis
3.1. The Evolution of Antenna Structure
3.2. Mechanism Analysis
4. Parametric Analysis
4.1. Y-Shaped Feeding Lines
4.2. Trepanning Analysis
5. Result and Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Value | Parameters | Value |
---|---|---|---|
R1 | 4.2 | L8 | 3.6 |
R2 | 7.5 | Wf | 0.5 |
R3 | 1.2 | f | 1.0 |
L1 | 5.8 | RW | 90.0 |
L2 | 3.7 | H1 | 0.8 |
L3 | 1.9 | H2 | 18.0 |
L4 | 1.2 | H3 | 10.0 |
L5 | 2.6 | H4 | 1.6 |
L6 | 4.7 | W | 32.0 |
Ref | Bandwidth (GHz) | Isolation (dB) | Gain (dBi) | XPD (0°, dB) | XPD (±60°, dB) | HPBW (degree) | Antenna Size (λ) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[18] | 1.7–2.7, 45% | >25 | 8.2 ± 0.6 | NG | NG | 68 ± 2 | 0.32 × 0.32 |
[20] | 1.69–3.6, 72.2% | >25 | 8 ± 0.9 | NG | NG | 68 | 0.57 × 0.57 |
[21] | 3.3–5.0, 41% | >32 | 8 | NG | NG | 70 ± 5 | 0.34 × 0.34 |
[22] | 3.18–5.19, 48% | >30 | 8 | NG | NG | 75 | 0.49 × 0.49 |
[23] | 2.21–3.63, 48.6% | ≥30 | 8.3 | ≥30 | NG | 65.5 ± 5.5 | 0.39 × 0.39 |
Proposed | 3.2–5.22, 48% | >35 | 9.0 ± 1 | >27 | >20 | 68 ± 3 | 0.42 × 0.42 |
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Liao, C.; Wang, B.; Zhu, C.; Hao, H.; Yin, B. Broadband Dual-Polarized Loop Cross-Dipole Antenna for 5G Base Station Applications. Electronics 2020, 9, 1574. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9101574
Liao C, Wang B, Zhu C, Hao H, Yin B. Broadband Dual-Polarized Loop Cross-Dipole Antenna for 5G Base Station Applications. Electronics. 2020; 9(10):1574. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9101574
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiao, Chenyang, Bin Wang, Congcong Zhu, Honggang Hao, and Bo Yin. 2020. "Broadband Dual-Polarized Loop Cross-Dipole Antenna for 5G Base Station Applications" Electronics 9, no. 10: 1574. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9101574
APA StyleLiao, C., Wang, B., Zhu, C., Hao, H., & Yin, B. (2020). Broadband Dual-Polarized Loop Cross-Dipole Antenna for 5G Base Station Applications. Electronics, 9(10), 1574. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9101574