Waveguide-Based Antenna Arrays for 5G Networks

Arismar Cerqueira Sodré; Igor Feliciano da Costa; Renan Alves dos Santos; Hugo Rodrigues Dias Filgueiras; Danilo Henrique Spadoti

doi:10.1155/2018/5472045

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation (Jan 2018)

Waveguide-Based Antenna Arrays for 5G Networks

Arismar Cerqueira Sodré,
Igor Feliciano da Costa,
Renan Alves dos Santos,
Hugo Rodrigues Dias Filgueiras,
Danilo Henrique Spadoti

Affiliations

Arismar Cerqueira Sodré: Laboratory WOCA (Wireless and Optical Convergent Access), National Institute of Telecommunications (INATEL), João de Camargo Avenue 510 P.O. Box 05, 37540-000 Santa Rita do Sapucaí, MG, Brazil
Igor Feliciano da Costa: Laboratory WOCA (Wireless and Optical Convergent Access), National Institute of Telecommunications (INATEL), João de Camargo Avenue 510 P.O. Box 05, 37540-000 Santa Rita do Sapucaí, MG, Brazil
Renan Alves dos Santos: Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Benedito Pereira dos Santos Avenue 1303 P.O. Box 50, 37500-903 Itajubá, MG, Brazil
Hugo Rodrigues Dias Filgueiras: Laboratory WOCA (Wireless and Optical Convergent Access), National Institute of Telecommunications (INATEL), João de Camargo Avenue 510 P.O. Box 05, 37540-000 Santa Rita do Sapucaí, MG, Brazil
Danilo Henrique Spadoti: Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Benedito Pereira dos Santos Avenue 1303 P.O. Box 50, 37500-903 Itajubá, MG, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5472045
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2018

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This work reports the development of two high-performance waveguide-based antenna arrays for 5G cellular networks, operating in the underutilized millimetre wave (mm-wave) frequency spectrum. Two different scenarios of mm-wave communications are proposed for illustrating the applicability of the proposed arrays, which provide specific radiation patterns, namely, 12 dBi gain omnidirectional coverage in the 28 GHz band and dual-band sectorial coverage using the 28 and 38 GHz bands with gain up to 15.6 dBi. Numerical and experimental results of the array reflection coefficient, radiation pattern, and gain have been shown in an excellent agreement.

Published in International Journal of Antennas and Propagation

ISSN: 1687-5869 (Print); 1687-5877 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering; Social Sciences: Transportation and communications: Cellular telephone services industry. Wireless telephone industry
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/8039

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