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Survey of various bandwidth enhancement techniques used for 5G antennas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2021

Tapan Nahar  and
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Tapan Nahar
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Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Sanyog Rawat*
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Author for correspondence: Sanyog Rawat, E-mail: sanyog.rawat@gmail.com
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Abstract

Fifth-generation technology is not fully deployed in the world wireless communication till date. Millimeter-wave (mm-wave) band needs to be used due to plenty of available bandwidth and for achieving the goals of 5G such as greater data rate, ultra-high-speed video broadcasting, low latency services, and many more. Wideband antenna is required for 5G applications to access the high speed, low latency Internet services, and ultra-high-definition video streaming. Various bandwidth enhancement techniques have been reported by the researchers for microstrip antennas operating at microwave bands. High link losses, small wavelength, limited coverage, and environmental losses are the major challenges of mm-wave band. To mitigate these issues and satisfy 5G standard, an antenna with wide bandwidth, high gain, narrow steerable beam, high isolation, low side lobe levels, and multiband characteristics is required. Modifications in conventional antenna design techniques are required to achieve broader bandwidth along with stable radiation characteristics, improved gain, and low side lobe levels at mm-wave frequencies. This paper presents the survey of various bandwidth enhancement techniques which has been used in the 5G antennas designed by researchers. Reviews of some wideband 5G antennas with their performance comparisons are also discussed.

Keywords

Antenna arraybeamformingbutler matrix (BM)fifth-generation (5G)magnetoelectric (ME) dipolemassive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output)metasurfacemicrostrip antennamm-wavemobile communicationquasi-Yagi antennasRotman lens antennasubstrate-integrated waveguide (SIW)tapered slot antennawideband antenna
Type
Antenna Design, Modeling and Measurements
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International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , March 2022 , pp. 204 - 224
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press in association with the European Microwave Association

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