Abstract
A slotted microstrip patch antenna for fifth-generation (5G) mobile applications is presented in this paper. The proposed antenna addresses the intrinsic narrow bandwidth of patch antennas by introducing rectangular slots in the form of a disjointed H-slot to broaden the bandwidth. The patch design and the slots introduce two extra resonances to broaden the bandwidth of the antenna. An impedance bandwidth of 26.6% from 24.95 to 32.6 GHz was achieved. A measured peak gain of 9.44 dBi was also achieved with a minimum half-power beamwidth of 36° over the entire bandwidth. The proposed slotted patch antenna is implemented on a 44.6 mm × 26.3 mm × 0.8 mm RT5880 Printed Circuit Board.
| Original language | British English |
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| Article number | e33817 |
| Journal | Microwave and Optical Technology Letters |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jan 2024 |
Keywords
- 5G
- communication link
- patch antenna
- slot
- wideband