A Novel Monopole Ultra-Wide-Band Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Antenna with Triple-Notched Characteristics for Enhanced Wireless Communication and Portable Systems

Shahid Basir; Ubaid Ur Rahman Qureshi; Fazal Subhan; Muhammad Asghar Khan; Syed Agha Hassnain Mohsan; Yazeed Yasin Ghadi; Khmaies Ouahada; Habib Hamam; Fazal Noor

doi:10.3390/s23156985

A Novel Monopole Ultra-Wide-Band Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Antenna with Triple-Notched Characteristics for Enhanced Wireless Communication and Portable Systems

Sensors (Basel). 2023 Aug 6;23(15):6985. doi: 10.3390/s23156985.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, ISRA University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
² School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
³ Department of Technology, Abasyn University Islamabad Campus, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
⁴ Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Hamdard University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
⁵ Optical Communications Laboratory, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zheda Road 1, Zhoushan 316021, China.
⁶ Department of Computer Science, Al Ain University, Al Ain 64141, United Arab Emirates.
⁷ Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineer Science, School of Electrical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa.
⁸ College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Hail, Hail 55476, Saudi Arabia.
⁹ Faculty of Engineering, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada.
¹⁰ International Institute of Technology and Management (IITG), Avenue des Grandes Ecoles, Libreville BP 1989, Gabon.
¹¹ Faculty of Computer and Information Systems, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah 400411, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

This study introduces a monopole 4 × 4 Ultra-Wide-Band (UWB) Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna system with a novel structure and outstanding performance. The proposed design has triple-notched characteristics due to CSRR etching and a C-shaped curve. The notching occurs in 4.5 GHz, 5.5 GHz, and 8.8 GHz frequencies in the C-band, WLAN band, and satellite network, respectively. Complementary Split-Ring Resonators (CSRR) are etched at the feed line and ground plane, and a C-shaped curve is used to reduce interference between the ultra-wide band and narrowband. The mutual coupling of CSRR enables the MIMO architecture to achieve high isolation and polarisation diversity. With prototype dimensions of (60.4 × 60.4) mm², the proposed antenna design is small. The simulated and measured results show good agreement, indicating the effectiveness of the UWB-MIMO antenna for wireless communication and portable systems.

Keywords: C-shaped; CSRR; MIMO; MIMO diversity; UWB; high isolation; triple-notched band.

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This article received no external funding.