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ArticlePloS one2026

Experimental investigation of four-port MIMO-Dual-Band (MDB) antenna for n260/n263 mmWave bands with analysis including conformal & specific-absorption-rate.

Manish Sharma, Tathababu Addepalli, Gaurav Sharma, Tanweer Ali

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Manish SharmaDepartment of Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Tathababu AddepalliDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Aditya University, Surampalem, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Gaurav SharmaDepartment of Electronics and communication Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Thandalam, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
Tanweer AliManipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1959-0480

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The single-input-single-output (SISO) system or the single-port antenna faces the problem of path-loss and fading of the signals, which results in loss of data. However, the fast-data transmission is needed in an hour, and the multiple-input-multiple-output millimeter-Wave (MIMOmmWave) technology satisfies the high-speed of communication without a low loss of data, irrespective of the design of the antenna. The millimeter-Wave bands need to be explored since the lower 5 G-sub 6 GHz is already overloaded with huge traffic and is unable to cater to the needs. Hence, to utilize millimeter-Wave bands for n260 and partial-n263 in FR2, a four-port MIMOmmWave antenna is designed. The proposed MIMOmmWave work is characterized for S-parameters, far-field results, bending analysis, and SAR calculation for on-body applications. This research article discusses ultra-compact dual-band MIMOmmWave antenna radiating EM Energy is designed for n260 and partial-n263 band with etched circular-patch printed on top-surface of 0.254 mm thickness Rogers-flexible substrate and ground on opposite surface. The single-port version occupies PCB space of 6 × 8 mm2 (0.93λ0×1.23λ0), and the four-port proposed version utilizes 12 × 16 mm2 (1.85λ0×2.47λ0) space. The fabricated four-port mmWave antenna achieves impedance bandwidth of 36.60GHz-39.12GHz and 58.48GHz-61.48GHz. The MIMO antenna also offers an averaged gain in n260 and partial-n263 band corresponding to 6.532dBi & 6.978dBi. The conformal capability at 45° in the x-axis and y-axis maintains both the mmWave bands without much deviation in comparison with planar no-bending of the MIMOmmWave antenna. The diversity parameter for n260/ partial-n263 bands corresponds to Envelope Correlation Coefficient<2.78 × 10-4 (38.0GHz)/2.93 × 10-4 (60.0GHz), Diversity GainmmWave[Formula: see text]10.0dB (38.0GHz/60.0GHz), Total Active Reflection CoefficientmmWave < -7.358dB (38.0GHz)/-9.12dB (60.0GHz), Channel Capacity LossmmWave<1.58 × 10-2 (38.0GHz)/1.83 × 10-2 (60.0GHz) and Mean Effective GainmmWave (all ports)[Formula: see text]-30.0dB (38.0GHz/60.0GHz) and is deployable in 5G infrastructure. The SAR analysis with respect to single port corresponds to 0.0174W/Kg at 38.0GHz and 0.0384W/Kg at 60.0W/Kg and the MIMOmmWave values are 0.00895W/Kg at 38.0GHz & 0.0301W/Kg at 60.0GHz.

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