Miniaturized Triple-Band Microstrip Antenna for 5G Wireless Applications

Abstract

With the invention of new technologies and rapid advancement in the field of wireless applications, there is an increased demand of wireless module capable of handling higher data rates. With the evolution of 5G technology, there comes many designs of antennas that supported this revolutionary wireless transmission/ reception technology. With more advancement in this field and innovative smart gadgets, integration of these wireless modules in to new-age advance gadgets became a problem. Due to the size constraint of these devices and demand of high data rates for 5G, new space for research and development emerges. An effort has been made in this paper to present a Microstrip Antenna For 5G Wireless Applications which works on Triple-Band and Miniaturized in size to meet the size constraint of modern age devices. The developed Antenna design consists of a diamond shape microstrip path that operates within 4.1 GHz to 8.1 GHz giving a triple band operation. Two thin rectangular slots are introduced at the bottom to support desired polarization. This helps in reducing axial ratio of the developed design. To improve the design slotted ground design has been introduced which support the antenna to radiate at 3 different frequencies. Antenna delivers an average high gain of 9 dBi and return loss of -17 dB. Results of simulations in HFSS software and that of measured on VNA Network Analyzer in Communication laboratory NIE Islamabad depicts that this antenna is suitable for use in Wireless Transmission applications for 5G.