Four element antenna array working at 2.4/5.2 GHz for wireless USB dongle applications

Abidin, Z.Z.; Abd-Alhameed, R.A.; See, C.H.; Ali, N.T.; Excell, P.S.

Abstract

A four-element antenna array for a USB dongle multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna working in dual 2.4/5.2 GHz frequency bands is presented. For achieving reasonably low mutual coupling and good return loss characteristics of the antenna array, the positions of the antenna element are optimised within a compact low cost FR4 PCB board with dimensions of 25 × 50 × 0.8mm³. The array is evaluated as a MIMO antennas is presented, with analysis of the mutual coupling, correlation coefficient, total active reflection coefficient (TARC) and capacity loss. The proposed antenna meets the requirements for practical application within a wireless communications system.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (Published)
• Conference Name: MELECON 2012 - 2012 16th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference
• Start Date: Mar 25, 2012
• End Date: Mar 28, 2012
• Acceptance Date: Jan 16, 2012
• Online Publication Date: May 10, 2012
• Publication Date: 2012-03
• Deposit Date: Jun 12, 2019
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Pages: 43-45
• Series ISSN: 2158-8473; 2158-8481
• Book Title: 2012 16th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference
• ISBN: 9781467307840
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/melcon.2012.6196376
• Keywords: microwave antenna arrays, MIMO communication, printed circuits, system buses, UHF antennas
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1871412