A Dual-Band and Low-Cost Microstrip Patch Antenna for 5G Mobile Communications
Citation
F. Kaburcuk, G. Kalinay, Y. Chen, A. Z. Elsherbeni, and V. Demir, “A Dual-Band and Low-Cost Microstrip Patch Antenna for 5G Mobile Communications,” Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal (Special Issue on Emerging Devices and Antennas for 5G/6G Applications), vol. 36, no. 7, pp. 824-829, July 2021.Abstract
This paper investigates the numerical and
experimental analysis of a low-cost and dual-band
microstrip patch antenna for the fifth generation (5G)
mobile communications. The numerical analysis of the
proposed antenna is performed using the computational
electromagnetic simulator (CEMS) software which is
based on the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) and
CST software which is based on the finite integration
technique (FIT). The performance of the proposed
antenna designed and fabricated on a low-cost FR-4
substrate is verified with the simulated and measured
results. The antenna operates at dual frequency bands
which are 24 and 28 GHz. The antenna maximum gain
values are 3.20 dBi and 3.99 dBi in the x-y plane at
24 and 28 GHz, respectively. The proposed antenna
provides almost omni-directional patterns suitable for
5G mobile communication devices.