A Novel High Gain Monopole Antenna Array for 60 GHz Millimeter-Wave Communications

This paper presented the design and implementation of a 60 GHz single element monopole antenna as well as a two-element array made of two 60 GHz monopole antennas. The proposed antenna array was used for 5G applications with radiation characteristics that conformed to the requirements of wireless co...

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Main Authors: Tarek S. Mneesy, Radwa K. Hamad, Amira I. Zaki, Wael A. E. Ali
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/13/4546
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description This paper presented the design and implementation of a 60 GHz single element monopole antenna as well as a two-element array made of two 60 GHz monopole antennas. The proposed antenna array was used for 5G applications with radiation characteristics that conformed to the requirements of wireless communication systems. The proposed single element was designed and optimized to work at 60 GHz with a bandwidth of 6.6 GHz (57.2–63.8 GHz) and a maximum gain of 11.6 dB. The design was optimized by double T-shaped structures that were added in the rectangular slots, as well as two external stubs in order to achieve a highly directed radiation pattern. Moreover, ring and circular slots were made in the partial ground plane at an optimized distance as a defected ground structure (DGS) to improve the impedance bandwidth in the desired band. The two-element array was fed by a feed network, thus improving both the impedance bandwidth and gain. The single element and array were fabricated, and the measured and simulated results mimicked each other in both return loss and antenna gain.
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spelling doaj.art-97b24d99823d4e068229b85d86c901b62023-11-20T05:25:12ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-06-011013454610.3390/app10134546A Novel High Gain Monopole Antenna Array for 60 GHz Millimeter-Wave CommunicationsTarek S. Mneesy0Radwa K. Hamad1Amira I. Zaki2Wael A. E. Ali3Electronics & Communications Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Alexandria 21937, EgyptElectronics & Communications Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Alexandria 21937, EgyptElectronics & Communications Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Alexandria 21937, EgyptElectronics & Communications Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Alexandria 21937, EgyptThis paper presented the design and implementation of a 60 GHz single element monopole antenna as well as a two-element array made of two 60 GHz monopole antennas. The proposed antenna array was used for 5G applications with radiation characteristics that conformed to the requirements of wireless communication systems. The proposed single element was designed and optimized to work at 60 GHz with a bandwidth of 6.6 GHz (57.2–63.8 GHz) and a maximum gain of 11.6 dB. The design was optimized by double T-shaped structures that were added in the rectangular slots, as well as two external stubs in order to achieve a highly directed radiation pattern. Moreover, ring and circular slots were made in the partial ground plane at an optimized distance as a defected ground structure (DGS) to improve the impedance bandwidth in the desired band. The two-element array was fed by a feed network, thus improving both the impedance bandwidth and gain. The single element and array were fabricated, and the measured and simulated results mimicked each other in both return loss and antenna gain.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/13/4546monopole antenna5G applicationsDGSantenna array
spellingShingle Tarek S. Mneesy
Radwa K. Hamad
Amira I. Zaki
Wael A. E. Ali
A Novel High Gain Monopole Antenna Array for 60 GHz Millimeter-Wave Communications
Applied Sciences
monopole antenna
5G applications
DGS
antenna array
title A Novel High Gain Monopole Antenna Array for 60 GHz Millimeter-Wave Communications
title_full A Novel High Gain Monopole Antenna Array for 60 GHz Millimeter-Wave Communications
title_fullStr A Novel High Gain Monopole Antenna Array for 60 GHz Millimeter-Wave Communications
title_full_unstemmed A Novel High Gain Monopole Antenna Array for 60 GHz Millimeter-Wave Communications
title_short A Novel High Gain Monopole Antenna Array for 60 GHz Millimeter-Wave Communications
title_sort novel high gain monopole antenna array for 60 ghz millimeter wave communications
topic monopole antenna
5G applications
DGS
antenna array
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/13/4546
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