Multi Beam Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Base Station
In the 5G mobile system, new features such as millimetre wave operation, small cell size and multi beam are requested at base stations. At millimetre wave, the base station antennas become very small in size, which is about 30 cm; thus, dielectric lens antennas that have excellent multi beam radiati...
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| author | Farizah Ansarudin Tharek Abd Rahman Yoshihide Yamada Nurul Huda Abd Rahman Kamilia Kamardin |
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| description | In the 5G mobile system, new features such as millimetre wave operation, small cell size and multi beam are requested at base stations. At millimetre wave, the base station antennas become very small in size, which is about 30 cm; thus, dielectric lens antennas that have excellent multi beam radiation pattern performance are suitable candidates. For base station application, the lens antennas with small thickness and small curvature are requested for light weight and ease of installation. In this paper, a new lens shaping method for thin and small lens curvature is proposed. In order to develop the thin lens antenna, comparisons of antenna structures with conventional aperture distribution lens and Abbe’s sine lens are made. Moreover, multi beam radiation pattern of three types of lenses are compared. As a result, the thin and small curvature of the proposed lens and an excellent multi beam radiation pattern are ensured. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-104e1e93b72b4cc283a18b4b4ac3e7d42023-11-20T17:19:06ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-10-012020584910.3390/s20205849Multi Beam Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Base StationFarizah Ansarudin0Tharek Abd Rahman1Yoshihide Yamada2Nurul Huda Abd Rahman3Kamilia Kamardin4School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor 81310, MalaysiaSchool of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor 81310, MalaysiaMalaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 54100, MalaysiaFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor 40450, MalaysiaMalaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 54100, MalaysiaIn the 5G mobile system, new features such as millimetre wave operation, small cell size and multi beam are requested at base stations. At millimetre wave, the base station antennas become very small in size, which is about 30 cm; thus, dielectric lens antennas that have excellent multi beam radiation pattern performance are suitable candidates. For base station application, the lens antennas with small thickness and small curvature are requested for light weight and ease of installation. In this paper, a new lens shaping method for thin and small lens curvature is proposed. In order to develop the thin lens antenna, comparisons of antenna structures with conventional aperture distribution lens and Abbe’s sine lens are made. Moreover, multi beam radiation pattern of three types of lenses are compared. As a result, the thin and small curvature of the proposed lens and an excellent multi beam radiation pattern are ensured.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/20/5849lens antennalens shaping methodstraight-line conditionmulti beam radiation patternwide angle range |
| spellingShingle | Farizah Ansarudin Tharek Abd Rahman Yoshihide Yamada Nurul Huda Abd Rahman Kamilia Kamardin Multi Beam Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Base Station Sensors lens antenna lens shaping method straight-line condition multi beam radiation pattern wide angle range |
| title | Multi Beam Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Base Station |
| title_full | Multi Beam Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Base Station |
| title_fullStr | Multi Beam Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Base Station |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multi Beam Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Base Station |
| title_short | Multi Beam Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Base Station |
| title_sort | multi beam dielectric lens antenna for 5g base station |
| topic | lens antenna lens shaping method straight-line condition multi beam radiation pattern wide angle range |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/20/5849 |
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