Title :
A compact 8-element MIMO antenna system for 802.11ac WLAN applications
Author :
Khan, Muhammad Uzair ; Sharawi, Mohammad S.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., King Fahd Univ. of Pet. & Miner., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
A compact 8-element MIMO antenna system which conforms to the new 802.11ac standards is designed for WLAN applications. The antenna operates in the 5 GHz band. The elements of the MIMO antenna system are patch antennas loaded with the CSRR for antenna miniaturization. The overall size of the MIMO antenna system is 100 × 50 × 0.8 mm3. The measurement results of the fabricated antenna are found to be in agreement with the simulation results of the design. The measurements show that the proposed MIMO antenna has a minimum bandwidth of 80 MHz and a minimum isolation of 10.95 dB between its antenna elements. The maximum gain for a single operating element of the proposed antenna is -0.16 dBi.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; MIMO communication; microstrip antennas; wireless LAN; 802.11ac standards; CSRR; MIMO antenna system; WLAN; antenna element; antenna miniaturization; bandwidth 80 MHz; frequency 5 GHz; patch antenna; Antenna measurements; Gain; MIMO; Patch antennas; Standards; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology (iWAT), 2013 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Karlsruhe
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2830-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2829-6
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2013.6518306
