An 800 MHz 2× 1 compact MIMO antenna system for LTE handsets

Mohammad S. Sharawi; Sheikh S. Iqbal; Yanal S. Faouri

doi:10.1109/TAP.2011.2158958

An 800 MHz 2× 1 compact MIMO antenna system for LTE handsets

Mohammad S. Sharawi^*
, Sheikh S. Iqbal
, Yanal S. Faouri

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A compact size 2× 1 multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system operating in the 800 MHz band is proposed for long term evolution (LTE) handsets. The fabricated MIMO system has a typical isolation of 12 dB and a maximum gain of 2.2 dBi. Two isolation enhancement methods are investigated; one that looks into the depth of the ground split separating the two antennas, the other introduces extra splits within the arms of the GND plane. It is found that introducing extra splits within the arms of the GND plane of the proposed geometry enhances the isolation by at least 3 dB. The proposed MIMO antenna system is based on meander line antennas, and covers the band from 760-886 MHz. The size of the antenna system is 40× 50².

Original language	English
Article number	5871295
Pages (from-to)	3128-3131
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume	59
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2011.2158958
State	Published - Aug 2011

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Manuscript received July 29, 2010; revised October 16, 2010; accepted January 21, 2011. Date of publication June 09, 2011; date of current version August 03, 2011. This work was supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, through project number SB100009.

Keywords

Long term evolution
meander line
multiple-input-multiple- output (MIMO)
printed antennas

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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