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Printed Antennas: Development, Performance and Integration
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Printed Antennas: Development, Performance and Integration

A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Microwave and Wireless Communications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2025) | Viewed by 1103

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Gregory Houzet

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CROMA Laboratory, Universite Savoie Mont Blanc, Le Bourget du Lac, France
Interests: high-frequency measurement and characterization of devices (passive components and materials); development of HF parameter extraction techniques; antenna analysis and design
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Dr. Thierry Lacrevaz

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CROMA Laboratory, Universite Savoie Mont Blanc, Le Bourget du Lac, France
Interests: high-frequency measurement and characterization of devices (passive components and materials); development of HF parameter extraction techniques; antenna analysis and design
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will address the field of printed antennas. The current trend to develop “greener” electronics forces us to develop our systems on more environmentally friendly substrates, such as paper or cellulose, among others. On these greener antennas, various printing techniques must therefore be implemented to deposit the metallizations on such substrates (microcontact printing, screen-printing method, etc.). These antennas printed on biosourced substrates must also present interesting performances. This scope includes new areas of application and ways of integrating these communicating elements, such as antennas printed on textiles (smart textiles) but also antennas printed on flexible substrates, such as for RFID applications, 5G and 6G wireless technologies, etc. In this Special Issue, the problem of controlling the beam shape, the pointing direction of the beam, or improving the gain of these printed antennas can also be addressed. The area covered is therefore very broad.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Antennas on biosourced substrates.
  • Textile antennas.
  • Flexible antennas.
  • Antenna printing techniques.
  • High-gain antennas.
  • Reconfigurable antennas.
  • Miniaturized antennas.
  • Antenna beamforming.
  • Antenna beam steering.
  • Antenna integration techniques.

Dr. Gregory Houzet
Dr. Thierry Lacrevaz
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • antennas on biosourced substrates
  • textile antennas
  • flexible antennas
  • antenna printing techniques
  • high-gain antennas
  • reconfigurable antennas
  • miniaturized antennas
  • antenna beamforming
  • antenna beam steering
  • antenna integration techniques

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A Compact Triple Band Antenna Based on Multiple Split-Ring Resonators for Wireless Applications
by Mahdi Abdelkarim, Majdi Bahrouni and Ali Gharsallah
Electronics 2025, 14(11), 2271; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics14112271 - 1 Jun 2025
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In this paper, a compact multi-split-ring resonator-based antenna is presented for wireless applications. The proposed antenna integrates multiple resonators to achieve multiband operation, where each resonator corresponds to a specific frequency band. A theoretical analysis is conducted to model the equivalent circuit of [...] Read more.
In this paper, a compact multi-split-ring resonator-based antenna is presented for wireless applications. The proposed antenna integrates multiple resonators to achieve multiband operation, where each resonator corresponds to a specific frequency band. A theoretical analysis is conducted to model the equivalent circuit of the proposed antenna, followed by an analytical study to calculate the resonant frequency of each resonator. By integrating these resonators, the proposed antenna achieves a compact size of 23 × 24 × 1.6 mm3 (0.19 × 0.2 × 0.01λ3), resulting in a size reduction of 81.6% compared to a conventional patch antenna, while maintaining gain, improving bandwidth, and providing excellent impedance matching. The proposed antenna covers the 2.4–2.8 GHz (14.55%), 3.25–3.75 GHz (14.28%) and 4.5–7.84 GHz (54.13%) frequency bands, providing acceptable gains of 1.5 dBi, 2 dBi and 3.2 dBi, respectively. The antenna was designed with CST, its performance was verified with HFSS simulations and it was validated with an equivalent circuit in ADS. Finally, the antenna was fabricated to confirm the accuracy and reliability of the simulation results, and it was found that the measurements agreed well with the simulations. This multiband functionality, combined with a compact form factor and simple feed line, makes the antenna cost-effective, easy to manufacture and suitable for various wireless communication applications, including 5G sub-6 GHz mid-band (2.5/3.5/5/5 GHz), RFID (2.45/5.8 GHz), WiMAX (2.4/3.5/5.8 GHz), Wi-Fi 5/6/6E (2.4/5/6 GHz) and WLAN (5.2/5.8 GHz). Full article
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Broadband Reduction in Mutual Coupling in Compact MIMO Vehicle Antennas by Using Electric SRRs
by Weiqi Cai, Hao Yue, Fuli Zhang, Yuancheng Fan, Quanhong Fu, Wei Zhu, Ruisheng Yang and Jing Xu
Electronics 2025, 14(9), 1864; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics14091864 - 3 May 2025
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Reducing mutual coupling between radiation elements of compact MIMO vehicle antennas is of fundamental importance to achieve simultaneous high capacity and miniaturization. In this work, we propose a commercial vehicle MIMO antenna composed of two inverted-F elements that achieves high isolation of mutual [...] Read more.
Reducing mutual coupling between radiation elements of compact MIMO vehicle antennas is of fundamental importance to achieve simultaneous high capacity and miniaturization. In this work, we propose a commercial vehicle MIMO antenna composed of two inverted-F elements that achieves high isolation of mutual coupling through the incorporation of the electric split ring resonator (SRR). The working mode and frequency band of the SRR are rationally selected based on characteristic mode analysis (CMA). Experimental results validate high isolation below −20 dB across a broadband frequency range from 1.7 GHz to 2.7 GHz, achieving a relative bandwidth of 45.4%, with a maximum reduction of 15 dB of the S21 parameter. Additionally, the MIMO antenna maintains stable performance in both return loss and radiation characteristics, with minimal degradation in gain and radiation pattern. This work provides a compact and bandwidth-enhanced solution for vehicular communication systems. Full article
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