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Abstract

In this paper, a dual-band Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna for fifth-generation (5G) band (3.3-3.6 GHz and 4.8-5.0 GHz) is presented. The proposed MIMO antenna fed by coplanar waveguide (CPW) contains two symmetric antenna elements with two inverted L-shaped stubs. High isolation is successfully acquired by adopting a double-Y-shaped stub and partial ground plane. To obtain compactness, the antenna printed on an FR4 substrate has two triangle corners cut off. To study the performance, the antenna is simulated by Ansoft HFSS 13.0, and then fabricated and tested. The measurement results demonstrate that the antenna has achieved impedance bandwidths (S₁₁ < -10 dB) of 790 MHz (3.08-3.87 GHz) and 880 MHz (4.7-5.58 GHz) with fractional bandwidths of 22.7% and 15.8% respectively, which covers 3.45/4.9 GHz 5G bands. Meanwhile, the measurement results exhibit an enhanced isolation more than 20 dB, a low envelope correlation coefficient (ECC) below 0.001, an average gain better than 2 dB and a stable radiation pattern within operation bands. In addition, the parameters including efficiency, DG, CCL, MEG and TARC are also analysed. The simulated and measured results indicate that the proposed MIMO antenna can be applied to 5G communication system.

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