Investigations on Penta Band High Isolation MIMO Antenna for 5G NR Bands and HIPERLAN Applications Using TCMA

Abstract

The present article proposes a penta band Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna for 5G New Radio (NR) bands and HIPERLAN applications using Characteristic Mode Analysis (CMA). The design is obtained and optimised in step-by-step procedure using novel CMA approach and by perturbing the conventional rectangular structure with slots on the patch (left and right sides) and the ground plane (wide slot + narrow slots) for enhancing the isolation at multi bands. The MIMO configuration has a total dimension of 0.58 l0 × 0.35 l0 × 0.01 l0 mm3 with an optimum element separation of 0.05 l0 (l0 is the lowest frequency operating wavelength). Multiband resonance is produced at 2.2, 4.2, 7.2, 16, 17.5 GHz. The radiating elements can excite various characteristic modes that support wider bandwidth. The -10 dB impedance bandwidth at working region are 0.2, 0.2, 0.38, 3.6, 2 GHz respectively. The suggested design yields a gain of 2.1, 5.7, 3.5, 3.5, 5.2 dBi and consistent radiation patterns at the working frequencies. The analysis of the diversity performance considers the Diversity Gain (DG) and Envelope Correlation Coefficient (ECC), whose values are near 9.9 dB and 0, respectively. Additionally, the assessed parameters are the CCL and TARC. The structure prototype has been developed, and the observed findings are highly coherent with the simulated results, making it appropriate for use in 5G NR bands, HIPERLAN, and IoT applications.