A Compact Slotted Patch Hybrid-Mode Antenna for Sub-6 GHz Communication. (31st July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Huang, Bei; Li, Mochao; Lin, Weifeng; Zhang, Jun; Zhang, Gary; Wu, Fugen
• Other Names: de Cos Gómez María Elena Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of antennas and propagation. Volume 2020(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-07-31
• Subjects: Electronic apparatus and appliances -- Periodicals; Antennas (Electronics) -- Periodicals; Radio wave propagation -- Periodicals; Antennes (Électronique); Ondes radioélectriques -- Propagation; Antennas (Electronics); Electronic apparatus and appliances; Radio wave propagation; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 621.382405
• DOI: 10.1155/2020/8262361
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-5869

Abstract

Abstract : A compact hybrid-mode antenna is proposed for sub-6 GHz communication. The proposed antenna is composed of a slotted rectangular patch, a feeding dipole, and a balun. Three modes are sequentially excited in a shared patch to achieve a compact size. A prototype antenna with a major size of 0.48 λ 0 × 0.31 λ 0 × 0.16 λ 0 ( λ 0 is the wavelength in the free space at the center of the operating frequency band) is fabricated and measured. The measured results demonstrate an impedance bandwidth of 56.87% from 2.97 GHz to 5.33 GHz and an average gain of approximately 8.00 dBi with 1 dB variation in the operating frequency band of 3.0–5.0 GHz. The proposed antenna can be an element for microbase stations in sub-6 GHz communication.