A Wideband GRIN Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Applications
This paper proposes a graded effective refractive indexes (GRIN) dielectric lens for 5G applications. The inhomogeneous holes in the dielectric plate are perforated to provide GRIN in the proposed lens. The constructed lens employs a collection of slabs that correspond to the specified graded effect...
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| author | Khaled Aljaloud Yosef T. Aladadi Majeed A. S. Alkanhal Wazie M. Abdulkawi Rifaqat Hussain |
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| description | This paper proposes a graded effective refractive indexes (GRIN) dielectric lens for 5G applications. The inhomogeneous holes in the dielectric plate are perforated to provide GRIN in the proposed lens. The constructed lens employs a collection of slabs that correspond to the specified graded effective refractive index. The thickness and the whole lens dimensions are optimized based on designing a compact lens with optimum lens antenna performance (impedance matching bandwidth, gain, 3 dB beamwidth, and sidelobe level). A wideband (WB) microstrip patch antenna is designed to be operated over the entire band of interest from 26 GHz to 30.5 GHz. For the 5G mm-wave band of operation, the behavior of the proposed lens along with a microstrip patch antenna is analyzed at 28 GHz for various performance parameters, including impedance matching bandwidth, 3 dB beamwidth, maximum gain, and sidelobe level. It has been observed that the antenna exhibits good performance over the entire band of interest in terms of gain, 3 dB beamwidth, and sidelobe level. The numerical simulation results are validated using two different simulation solvers. The proposed unique and innovative configuration is well-suited for 5G high gain antenna solutions with a low-cost and lightweight antenna structure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86501ff41d04425dbf088623db690c592023-11-18T02:30:14ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2023-05-0114599710.3390/mi14050997A Wideband GRIN Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G ApplicationsKhaled Aljaloud0Yosef T. Aladadi1Majeed A. S. Alkanhal2Wazie M. Abdulkawi3Rifaqat Hussain4Department of Electrical Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaThis paper proposes a graded effective refractive indexes (GRIN) dielectric lens for 5G applications. The inhomogeneous holes in the dielectric plate are perforated to provide GRIN in the proposed lens. The constructed lens employs a collection of slabs that correspond to the specified graded effective refractive index. The thickness and the whole lens dimensions are optimized based on designing a compact lens with optimum lens antenna performance (impedance matching bandwidth, gain, 3 dB beamwidth, and sidelobe level). A wideband (WB) microstrip patch antenna is designed to be operated over the entire band of interest from 26 GHz to 30.5 GHz. For the 5G mm-wave band of operation, the behavior of the proposed lens along with a microstrip patch antenna is analyzed at 28 GHz for various performance parameters, including impedance matching bandwidth, 3 dB beamwidth, maximum gain, and sidelobe level. It has been observed that the antenna exhibits good performance over the entire band of interest in terms of gain, 3 dB beamwidth, and sidelobe level. The numerical simulation results are validated using two different simulation solvers. The proposed unique and innovative configuration is well-suited for 5G high gain antenna solutions with a low-cost and lightweight antenna structure.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/5/997GRINdielectric flat lensmicrostrip patch antenna5G |
| spellingShingle | Khaled Aljaloud Yosef T. Aladadi Majeed A. S. Alkanhal Wazie M. Abdulkawi Rifaqat Hussain A Wideband GRIN Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Applications Micromachines GRIN dielectric flat lens microstrip patch antenna 5G |
| title | A Wideband GRIN Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Applications |
| title_full | A Wideband GRIN Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Applications |
| title_fullStr | A Wideband GRIN Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Wideband GRIN Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Applications |
| title_short | A Wideband GRIN Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Applications |
| title_sort | wideband grin dielectric lens antenna for 5g applications |
| topic | GRIN dielectric flat lens microstrip patch antenna 5G |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/5/997 |
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