Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems. 9th International EAI Conference, Broadnets 2018, Faro, Portugal, September 19–20, 2018, Proceedings

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Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna Array for MM-Wave 5G Mobile Handsets

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-05195-2_43,
        author={Naser Ojaroudi Parchin and Yasir Al-Yasir and Ahmed Abdulkhaleq and Issa Elfergani and Ashwain Rayit and James Noras and Jonathan Rodriguez and Raed Abd-Alhameed},
        title={Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna Array for MM-Wave 5G Mobile Handsets},
        proceedings={Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems. 9th International EAI Conference, Broadnets 2018, Faro, Portugal, September 19--20, 2018, Proceedings},
        proceedings_a={BROADNETS},
        year={2019},
        month={1},
        keywords={5G antenna Cellular communications Future networks Reconfigurable antenna Slot antenna},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-030-05195-2_43}
    }
    
  • Naser Ojaroudi Parchin
    Yasir Al-Yasir
    Ahmed Abdulkhaleq
    Issa Elfergani
    Ashwain Rayit
    James Noras
    Jonathan Rodriguez
    Raed Abd-Alhameed
    Year: 2019
    Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna Array for MM-Wave 5G Mobile Handsets
    BROADNETS
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05195-2_43
Naser Ojaroudi Parchin1,*, Yasir Al-Yasir1, Ahmed Abdulkhaleq2, Issa Elfergani3, Ashwain Rayit2, James Noras1, Jonathan Rodriguez3, Raed Abd-Alhameed1,*
  • 1: Bradford University
  • 2: SARAS Technology Limited
  • 3: Instituto de Telecomunicações
*Contact email: n.ojaroudiparchin@bradford.ac.uk, r.a.a.abd@bradford.ac.uk

Abstract

This study proposes a compact design of frequency-reconfigurable antenna array for fifth generation (5G) cellular networks. Eight compact discrete-fed slot antennas are placed on the top portion of a mobile phone printed-circuit-board (PCB) to form a beam-steerable array. The frequency response of the antenna can be reconfigured to operate at either 28 GHz or 38 GHz, two of the candidate frequency bands for millimeter-wave (MM-Wave) 5G communications. The reconfigurability function of the proposed design can be achieved by implementing and biasing a pair of diodes across each T-shaped slot antenna element. Rogers RT 5880 with thickness of 0.508 mm and properties of ε = 2.2 and δ = 0.0009 has been used as the antenna substrate. The antenna element is very compact in size with a good end-fire radiation pattern in the frequency bands of interest. The proposed beam-steerable array provides very good 3D coverage. The simulation results show that the proposed design provides some good characteristics fitting the need of the 5G cellular communications.