Beam-Switching Antennas for 5G Millimeter-Wave Wireless Terminals.

Morshed, KM; Karmokar, DK; Esselle, KP; Matekovits, L

Beam-Switching Antennas for 5G Millimeter-Wave Wireless Terminals.

Morshed, KM Karmokar, DK Esselle, KP Matekovits, L

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Publisher:: MDPI
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Sensors (Basel), 2023, 23, (14), pp. 6285
Issue Date:: 2023-07-10

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dc.contributor.author	Morshed, KM
dc.contributor.author	Karmokar, DK
dc.contributor.author	Esselle, KP
dc.contributor.author	Matekovits, L
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-21T11:42:42Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-08
dc.date.available	2024-02-21T11:42:42Z
dc.date.issued	2023-07-10
dc.identifier.citation	Sensors (Basel), 2023, 23, (14), pp. 6285
dc.identifier.issn	1424-8220
dc.identifier.issn	1424-8220
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175815
dc.description.abstract	Beam-switching is one of the paramount focuses of 28 GHz millimeter-wave 5G devices. In this paper, a one-dimensional (1D) pattern reconfigurable leaky-wave antenna (LWA) was investigated and developed for wireless terminals. In order to provide a cost-effective solution, a uniform half-width LWA was used. The 1D beam-switching LWA was designed using three feed points at three different positions; by selecting the feeds, the direction of the beam can be switched. The antenna can switch the beam in three different directions along the antenna axis, such as backward, broadside, and forward. The 1D beam-switching antenna was fabricated, and because of the wide beamwidth, the measured radiation patterns can fill 128∘ of space (3 dB coverage), from θ = -64∘ to +64∘ at ϕ = 0∘. Following this, two of these antennas were placed at right angles to each other to achieve two-directional (2D) beam switching. The 2D beam-switching antenna pair was also prototyped and tested after integrating them into the ground plane of a wireless device. The antenna is able to point the beam in five different directions; moreover, its beam covers 167∘ (θ = -89∘ to +78∘) at ϕ = 0∘, and 154∘ (θ = -72∘ to +82∘) at ϕ = 90∘.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.relation.ispartof	Sensors (Basel)
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/s23146285
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0301 Analytical Chemistry, 0502 Environmental Science and Management, 0602 Ecology, 0805 Distributed Computing, 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
dc.subject.classification	Analytical Chemistry
dc.subject.classification	3103 Ecology
dc.subject.classification	4008 Electrical engineering
dc.subject.classification	4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
dc.subject.classification	4104 Environmental management
dc.subject.classification	4606 Distributed computing and systems software
dc.title	Beam-Switching Antennas for 5G Millimeter-Wave Wireless Terminals.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	23
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
utslib.for	0301 Analytical Chemistry
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management
utslib.for	0602 Ecology
utslib.for	0805 Distributed Computing
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
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dc.date.updated	2024-02-21T11:42:36Z
pubs.issue	14
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pubs.volume	23
utslib.citation.issue	14

Abstract:

Beam-switching is one of the paramount focuses of 28 GHz millimeter-wave 5G devices. In this paper, a one-dimensional (1D) pattern reconfigurable leaky-wave antenna (LWA) was investigated and developed for wireless terminals. In order to provide a cost-effective solution, a uniform half-width LWA was used. The 1D beam-switching LWA was designed using three feed points at three different positions; by selecting the feeds, the direction of the beam can be switched. The antenna can switch the beam in three different directions along the antenna axis, such as backward, broadside, and forward. The 1D beam-switching antenna was fabricated, and because of the wide beamwidth, the measured radiation patterns can fill 128∘ of space (3 dB coverage), from θ = -64∘ to +64∘ at ϕ = 0∘. Following this, two of these antennas were placed at right angles to each other to achieve two-directional (2D) beam switching. The 2D beam-switching antenna pair was also prototyped and tested after integrating them into the ground plane of a wireless device. The antenna is able to point the beam in five different directions; moreover, its beam covers 167∘ (θ = -89∘ to +78∘) at ϕ = 0∘, and 154∘ (θ = -72∘ to +82∘) at ϕ = 90∘.

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