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Abstract

A four-port, extremely wideband MIMO array antenna is designed for 5G applications. A single element antenna composed of a two-ring-shaped patch with a partial ground plane is designed. It is then converted into a 1 x 2 array, four arrays of such are placed orthogonally to each other in a MIMO system to get good isolation among them. A Roger substrate with permittivity of 2.2, loss tangent of 0.0009, and thickness of 0.254 mm is used. The antenna arrays of the MIMO system are operate in the range from 24 GHz to 51 GHz with good isolation of more than 22 dB. The peak gain of the MIMO system is 7.4 dB with a bi-directional radiation pattern and efficiency of more than 96%. Also, the overall size of MIMO antennas is compact, with dimensions 18 x 18 x 0.254 mm³. For further verification, the measurements of the fabricated prototype were carried out as well, and a very reasonable agreement with simulated results was achieved which guaranteed the prototype’s strong MIMO performance. The proposed array MIMO system, owing to its various properties, is a potential candidate for mm-wave 5G applications, mm-wave vehicular communication, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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