Taha A. Elwi
On the Performance of a Photonic Reconfigurable Electromagnetic Band Gap Antenna Array for 5G Applications
Elwi, Taha A.; Taher, Fatma; Virdee, Bal S.; Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad; Zuazola, Ignacio Garcia; Krasniqi, Astrit; Kamel, Amna S.; Tokan, Nurhan Türker; Khan, Salahuddin; Parchin, Naser Ojaroudi; Livreri, Patrizia; Dayoub, Iyad; Pau, Giovanni; Aïssa, Sonia; Limiti, Ernesto; Sree, Mohamed Fathy Abo
Authors
Fatma Taher
Bal S. Virdee
Mohammad Alibakhshikenari
Ignacio Garcia Zuazola
Astrit Krasniqi
Amna S. Kamel
Nurhan Türker Tokan
Salahuddin Khan
Dr Naser Ojaroudi Parchin N.OjaroudiParchin@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer
Patrizia Livreri
Iyad Dayoub
Giovanni Pau
Sonia Aïssa
Ernesto Limiti
Mohamed Fathy Abo Sree
Abstract
In this paper, a reconfigurable Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna array is presented for 5G portable devices. The proposed array consists of four radiating elements and an Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG) structure. Planar monopole radiating elements are employed in the array with Coplanar Waveguide Ports (CWPs). Each CWP is grounded on one side to a reflecting L-shaped structure that has an effect of improving the antenna’s directivity. It is shown that by inductively connecting Minkowski fractal structure of 1 st order to the radiating element, the impedance matching is improved that results in enhancement in the array’s bandwidth performance. The EBG structure is used to provide the isolation between antenna elements in the MIMO array. The fractal structure is connected to the L-shaped reflector through four photosensitive light dependent resistor (LDR) switches. The effect of various LDR switching configurations on the performance of the antenna is investigated. The proposed array provides a novel performance in terms of S-parameters with enhancements in the radiation properties. Such enhancements are achieved with low separation gaps between antenna elements (about λ o /16 at 3.5 GHz). It is shown that the array’s operational bands centered at 3.5 GHz and 4.65 GHz can be selected by activating certain LDR switches. The electromagnetic exposure of the array on the human body is investigated by determining the specific absorption rate (SAR). It is found that the proposed antenna shows lower SAR values compared to other antennas reported in literature. With the proposed EBG structure, the gain of the array is increased 7.5 dB (from -3.5 dBi to +4 dBi) at 3.5 GHz and by 14.3 dB (from -8.7 dBi to + 5.6 dBi) at 4.65 GHz. The average radiation efficiency between 3.5 GHz and 5.5 GHz increased by 42% from 20% to 62%. Excellent radiation characteristics of the EBG the array makes it suitable for 5G portable devices such as tablets.
Citation
Elwi, T. A., Taher, F., Virdee, B. S., Alibakhshikenari, M., Zuazola, I. G., Krasniqi, A., Kamel, A. S., Tokan, N. T., Khan, S., Parchin, N. O., Livreri, P., Dayoub, I., Pau, G., Aïssa, S., Limiti, E., & Sree, M. F. A. (2024). On the Performance of a Photonic Reconfigurable Electromagnetic Band Gap Antenna Array for 5G Applications. IEEE Access, 12, 60849-60862. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2024.3392368
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 17, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 22, 2024 |
Publication Date | 2024 |
Deposit Date | Apr 29, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 29, 2024 |
Journal | IEEE Access |
Electronic ISSN | 2169-3536 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 12 |
Pages | 60849-60862 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2024.3392368 |
Keywords | Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG), multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), 5G system, antenna arrays, specific absorption rate (SAR), photosensitive light dependent resistor (LDR) |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3602203 |
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