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Abstract

Today's 5G wireless communication evolution system demands millimeter wave frequency range antenna for its uses in several applications for future communication devices. A 2-port Asymmetric Flare-Shape Patch Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna for mm-wave communication system is designed and presented. The antenna structure is constructed on a Rogers RT Duroid 5880 dielectric substrate with 1.6 mm thickness, 2.2 dielectric constant, and 0.0009 loss tangent. The constructed MIMO structure has an overall size of 14×19.2 mm². The proposed MIMO design has -10 dB return loss performance over a frequency range of 20-40 GHz with more than 20 dB isolation between antenna elements, which shows the low mutual coupling between antenna elements. The performance of the suggested MIMO antenna is reported in terms of return loss, gain, ECC, surface current, and radiation pattern. The simulated and measured MIMO antenna performance characteristics are in good agreement. The suggested design achieves more than 20 dB isolation and 8.17 dB gain with an ECC value lower than 0.0002, which meets the diversity performance of the MIMO design with two antenna elements. The proposed MIMO design is compact and the best choice for 5G mm-wave applications.

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