Wideband sub-6 GHz self-grounded bow-tie antenna with new feeding mechanism for 5G communication systems

This paper presents a self-grounded directional Bow-Tie antenna with a novel feed structure for sub-6 GHz applications in 5G communication systems covering 3.35-4.4. The antenna consists of two petal shaped metal structures that are interconnected to each other with a microstrip line. The petals are...

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Main Authors: Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Moghaddam, Sadegh Mansouri, Zaman, Ashraf Uz, Yang, Jian, Limiti, Ernesto
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/4245/1/Manuscript%2C%20EuCAP%202019.pdf
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Summary:This paper presents a self-grounded directional Bow-Tie antenna with a novel feed structure for sub-6 GHz applications in 5G communication systems covering 3.35-4.4. The antenna consists of two petal shaped metal structures that are interconnected to each other with a microstrip line. The petals are anchored on a common ground-plane. The feed mechanism used to excite the petals is by EM coupling from a single open-circuited microstrip line implemented behind the ground-plane. The couples EM energy is controlled via an I-shaped slot printed on the ground-plane. The proposed antenna offers good impedance matching across its operating frequency range with VSWR<2 and exhibits an average gain of 20 dBi.