Wideband antenna for 4G MIMO applications

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dc.contributor.author Kenny, Caitlin
dc.contributor.author Odendaal, J.W. (Johann Wilhelm)
dc.contributor.author Joubert, Johan
dc.date.accessioned 2017-02-16T06:08:58Z
dc.date.issued 2017-03
dc.description.abstract A small, wideband, multiple-input-multiple-output antenna is presented for 4G long term evolution (LTE) applications. The proposed antenna consists of a vertically polarized wideband stepped slot, as well as a horizontally polarized narrowband, uniform slot, integrated on a single substrate and fed by two ports. A prototype of the proposed antenna was designed, fabricated, and measured. The stepped slot antenna achieves an enhanced bandwidth of 122% from 0.77 GHz to 3.12 GHz, covering the 2G, 3G, and 4G bands. The narrowband slot achieves a bandwidth of 35% from 2.11 GHz to 3.01 GHz, covering the 4G band frequencies only. The isolation between the two slots is greater than 21 dB over the entire band of interest. The radiation pattern of the wideband slot in the horizontal plane is omnidirectional in nature while the narrowband slot exhibits a bidirectional radiation pattern in the horizontal plane. The proposed antenna is suitable for indoor, ceilingmount, microcell 4G LTE applications. en_ZA
dc.description.department Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering en_ZA
dc.description.embargo 2018-03-31
dc.description.librarian hb2017 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1098-2760 en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Kenny, C, Odendaal, JW & Joubert, J 2017, 'Wideband antenna for 4G MIMO applications', Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 601-604. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0895-2477 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1098-2760 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1002/mop.30353
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59076
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Wiley en_ZA
dc.rights © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : Wideband antenna for 4G MIMO applications, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 601-604, 2017. doi : 10.1002/mop.30353. The definite version is available at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.comjournal/10.1002/(ISSN)1098-2760. en_ZA
dc.subject Multiple-input-multiple-output en_ZA
dc.subject Wideband en_ZA
dc.subject 4G long term evolution (LTE) en_ZA
dc.title Wideband antenna for 4G MIMO applications en_ZA
dc.type Postprint Article en_ZA


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