In this paper, an angular symmetric, common radiator coplanar waveguide (CPW) fed four-port multiple-inputmultiple-output (MIMO) antenna is designed on a 0.129λ L 2 RT Duroid (ε r =3.0, tanδ=0.001) substrate where λ L is the free space wavelength at the lowest operating frequency (f L ) of 0.6 GHz. The antenna has a -6 dB impedance bandwidth from 0.6-1.09 GHz, 2.6-3.4 GHz and 4.2-7.0 GHz to cover the emerging wireless communication bands. At the same time, it also has a -10 dB impedance bandwidth extending from 0.7-1.01 GHz, 2.6-3.18 GHz, 5.3-6.06 GHz, and 6.7-6.94 GHz. Design steps to enhance the operating bandwidth and the isolation in the sub-1GHz bands are presented. The antenna has a reasonable realized gain at the simulated and measured frequencies. It exhibits the pattern diversity which is useful for the MIMO implementation. The envelope correlation coefficient (ECC), Mean effective gain (MEG), and the channel capacity of the antenna have been computed from the measured results. In spite of the small circuit size at f L , the ECC 0.50 over the entire band is observed. In addition to the existing communication applications, this antenna can find newer applications in the emerging 0.6-1.09 GHz band, sub-6GHz 5G near radio (NR), and Wi-Fi 6 communications.
Abstract-The utility and attractiveness of microstrip antennas has made it ever more important to find ways to precisely determine the radiation patterns of these antennas. Taking benefit of the added processing power of today's computers, electromagnetic simulators are emerging to perform both planar and 3D analysis of high-frequency structures. One such tool studied was IE3D, which is a program that utilizes method of moment. This paper makes an investigation of the method used by the program, and then uses IE3D software to construct microstrip antennas and analyze the simulation results. The antenna offers good electrical performance and at the same time preserves the advantages of microstrip antennas such as small size, easy to manufacture as no lumped components are employed in the design and thus, is low cost; and most importantly, it serves multiple wireless applications.
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