Employment of mixed mode in single-layer microstrip antenna for ISM/WiMAX/WLAN/4G/Sub 6 GHz 5G mobile communication

ABSTRACT

The design and development of multiband antenna for useful operating bands are the current state-of-the-art research in the field of antenna research. A simple and single-layer printed multiband radiation structure eliminates the packaging complexity of modern communication devices. The present investigation proposes such simple and single-layer multiband antenna for ISM 2.5 GHz/WiMax 3.5 GHz/WLAN 5.2 GHz/ISM 5.8 GHz wireless application for 4G LTE and sub 6 GHz 5G spectrum. The proposed antenna can completely cover the required frequencies with good radiation characteristics at the broadside direction. The design has been carried out using the RT duroid 5870 substrate (ϵ_r = 2.33, height h = 1.575 mm) for simulation and measurements. In the proposed patch antenna, the slots have been judiciously used to employ mixed modal behaviour which capitulates multiple useful bands with proper bore-sight radiation.

KEYWORDS:

• Rectangular microstrip antenna
• multiband
• mixed mode
• gain

Acknowledgements

Authors would like to acknowledge Dr J. Y. Siddiqui, Prof. Debatosh Guha of Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, Calcutta University for their insightful advices at different point of time. S. Chakraborty would like to thank Director, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani and Dr S. K. Ghosh, Principal Scientist, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani for always supporting research endeavours.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

ORCID

Tanmoy Sarkar http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6714-7336

Sudipta Chattopadhyay http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8935-2990

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Tanmoy Sarkar

Mr. Tanmoy Sarkar received his B.Tech degree from West Bengal University of Technology, West Bengal in 2005, and M.Tech in Microwave Engineering from the Department of Physics, University of Burdwan, West Bengal in 2008. He joined at SAMEER Chennai centre as a Scientist in the same year. He has worked in the area of antenna design, antenna scattering and coupling, EMI/EMC, antenna placement on complex platforms etc. He also worked with Supercomputer Education & Research Centre, IISc, Bangalore for in house code development programme of IISc – SAMEER collaborative project. He joined at Radionics laboratory, Department of Physics, The University of Burdwan on 2011 as Scientific Officer and is working here since then. He involved in Teaching and Management of “M Tech in Electronics and Communication Engg (Microwaves)” course and several departmental sponsored research projects and training programs. His research interests include planar broadband and multi band antenna, computational electromagnetic, EMI /EMC measurements etc.

Abhijyoti Ghosh

Dr. Abhijyoti Ghosh is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mizoram University, Tanhril, Aizawl, Mizoram, India. He has done his M. Tech. in Mobile Communication and Network Technology from West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, in 2007 and PhD from National Institute of Technology, Silchar, India in 2019. He has published a number of papers in various journals, conference proceedings. His research interest includes microstrip patch antennas, wireless systems.

Subhradeep Chakraborty

Mr. Subhradeep Chakraborty received his B. Tech (ECE) and M. Tech (ECE) from West Bengal University of Technology in 2012 and 2014 respectively. Presently, he is working in CSIR-CEERI, Pilani as Scientist. He is member of AP Society, IEEE, USA, and Overseas Member IEICE Japan. He is in the Reviewer Board of IEEE Access, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IET Microwave Antennas and Propagation Journal, UK, IET Electronic Letters, International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering, Wiley, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Wiley, International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Elseveir etc. His area of research includes defected ground structure in microstrip antennas, planar antennas, and TWTs.

L. L. K. Singh

Dr. L. L. K. Singh is presently working in the Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engg, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram as Professor. He obtained his P.hD from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He has published numerous research articles in refereed journals and conferences. His present area of interest is Microstrip Antennas. He is Fellow of the Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), Associate member of Institutions of Engineers (IE), Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE).

Sudipta Chattopadhyay

Dr. Sudipta Chattopadhyay received his B.Sc (Physics Honours) from University of Calcutta and did B.Tech, M. Tech and Ph.D from Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta in 1999, 2001, and 2011, respectively. Since then he started his independent research in the field of Antenna Engineering. He is currently working as Associate Professor and Head at Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mizoram University (A Central University, Govt. of India), Mizoram, India. Before joining Mizoram University, he served Siliguri Institute of Technology, West Bengal, India for 16 years as faculty member. His area of research includes microwave antennas, microstrip and integrated antennas, defected ground structures, and computer aided design of patch antennas. He regularly serves as the reviewer of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Wireless Propagation, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IET Microwave Antennas and Propagation Journal, UK, International journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering, Wiley, International journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, Cambridge and also for Taylor and Francis Journal. He has more than 80 publications in referred international journals and international conferences. He has contributed in several chapters in different edited research hand books and also worked as sole Editor in the hand book of “Trends in Research on Microstrip Antenna”. His research and formulations are cited in different Research Hand books as well as in well known undergraduate text book of “Antennas and Wave Propagation” by J. D. Kraus et. al, 4th Edition, Tata Mc Graw Hill. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Access, Wiley journal- International journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering. He is listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World, USA, 26th Ed, 2009 and also listed in 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century, UK, 2010.