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ArticleScientific reports2025

Wideband end-fire antenna based on modulated grooved surface plasmon polaritons.

Amitkumar Patel, Aakash Bansal, Chinthana Panagamuwa, William Whittow

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Amitkumar PatelWolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK. a.patel2@lboro.ac.uk.
Aakash BansalWolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
Chinthana PanagamuwaWolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
William WhittowWolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.

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U.K. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/W037734/1
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Abstract

This article presents low-profile wideband millimeter-wave (mmWave) end-fire antenna based on groundless grooved spoof surface plasmon polaritons (SSPPs) technique for applications in 5G mmWave communications. A novel linearly modulated grooved profile has been designed and optimized to convert bounded SSPP modes into radiation modes. The proposed groundless modulated grooved profile is designed to achieve a zero tilting and highly directional beam in the end-fire direction. A semi-curvilinear ground profile and stepped impedance transition profile are designed to improve impedance matching, which simultaneously enable wide bandwidth of 22 GHz to 41 GHz, i.e., fractional bandwidth (FBW) of 62% with a peak gain of 13 dBi in a low-profile structure. The overall form-factor of the antenna is 5 [Formula: see text] × 0.9 [Formula: see text] × 0.016[Formula: see text] (where [Formula: see text] is the wavelength in free space at the center frequency). The high directivity, low-profile and lightweight structure of the antenna makes it highly suitable for applications in mmWave communications.

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PMCPMC12254507

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