Isolation Improvement in UWB-MIMO Antenna System Using Slotted Stub
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design Methodology
2.1. Single Unit Antenna
2.2. UWB-MIMO Antenna System without Slotted Stub
2.3. UWB-MIMO Antenna System with Slotted Stub
3. Results and Discussion
4. MIMO Parameters
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ref. | Size (mm2) | Edge-to-Edge Gap (mm) | Operating Frequency Range (GHz) | Isolation (dB) | Gain (dBi) | Common Ground | Circuit Model |
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[6] | 40 × 80 | NG | 4.5–8 | >25 | 2–4 | No | No |
[7] | 27 × 47 | NG | 3.1–10.6 | >20 | 2.8–5.4 | Yes | No |
[8] | 18 × 36 | 21.5 | 3–40 | >15 | 0–9 | Yes | No |
[9] | 68 × 35 | NG | 3.1–10.6 | 20 | 1.7–4.2 | No | No |
[10] | 81 × 81 | NG | 3.1–11.14 | >18 | 4–8.48 | No | No |
[11] | 37 × 45 | 3 | 3.1–5 | >20 | >−2 | Yes | No |
[12] | 40 × 68 | 34 | 3.2–10.6 | >15 | 3–5.5 | Yes | No |
[13] | 50 × 30 | NG | 2.5–14.5 | >20 | 0.3–4.3 | Yes | No |
This Work | 33 × 48 | 3 | 2–13.7 | >20 | 1.1–4.3 | Yes | Yes |
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Altaf, A.; Iqbal, A.; Smida, A.; Smida, J.; Althuwayb, A.A.; Hassan Kiani, S.; Alibakhshikenari, M.; Falcone, F.; Limiti, E. Isolation Improvement in UWB-MIMO Antenna System Using Slotted Stub. Electronics 2020, 9, 1582. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9101582
Altaf A, Iqbal A, Smida A, Smida J, Althuwayb AA, Hassan Kiani S, Alibakhshikenari M, Falcone F, Limiti E. Isolation Improvement in UWB-MIMO Antenna System Using Slotted Stub. Electronics. 2020; 9(10):1582. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9101582
Chicago/Turabian StyleAltaf, Ahsan, Amjad Iqbal, Amor Smida, Jamel Smida, Ayman A. Althuwayb, Saad Hassan Kiani, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Francisco Falcone, and Ernesto Limiti. 2020. "Isolation Improvement in UWB-MIMO Antenna System Using Slotted Stub" Electronics 9, no. 10: 1582. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9101582
APA StyleAltaf, A., Iqbal, A., Smida, A., Smida, J., Althuwayb, A. A., Hassan Kiani, S., Alibakhshikenari, M., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2020). Isolation Improvement in UWB-MIMO Antenna System Using Slotted Stub. Electronics, 9(10), 1582. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9101582