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Abstract

The integrated design of 4G LTE and mmWave 5G antennas based on a low cost substrate is proposed for mobile terminals. The 4G LTE antenna is designed along with the millimeter wave 5G antenna element, and this integrated module is mounted orthogonally to cater for smartphone applications. The 4G LTE module consists of two orthogonally placed compact asymmetric coplanar strip (ACS) fed antennas which caters to LTE1900, LTE2300, and LTE2500 bands. ACS-fed antennas operate from 1.8 to 2.7 GHz with a reasonable gain ranging between 1.5 and 2.9 dBi. The mmWave 5G antenna module comprises two compact Vivaldi antennas with wideband operational bandwidth ranging from 23 to 39 GHz. Each mmWave 5G antenna attains 1-dB gain bandwidth of 47.6% indicating high radiation bandwidth across the operating frequency band.Orthogonal pattern diversity is achieved for the usage of smartphone in both portrait and landscape modes. The whole antenna architecture is accommodated to the panel of height 6 mm inside a fabricated three dimensional mobile phone case. Simulated and measured results are presented with technical justification.

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Dr. Issmat Shah Masoodi

Dr. Insha Ishteyaq

Dr. Khalid Muzaffar

Mr. Muhammad Idrees Magray