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2020-05-23
Design of a Dual-Band Antenna System for LTE-m and LTE-MIMO by Exploiting the Characteristic Mode Theory
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 93, 11-21, 2020
Abstract
In this article, a compact dual-band antenna system for LTE-M (700-900 MHz) and LTE-2500 dedicated to mobile handsets is presented. The system consists of a dual-band Planar Inverted-F-Antenna (PIFA) for LTE-M and LTE-2500 bands where this designed PIFA is frequency reconfigurable in the LTE-M band. Additionally, another PIFA is designed to cover the LTE-2500 band to enable Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) communication for this band. Frequency reconfiguration between 700 MHz and 900 MHz is performed by a varactor diode biased from the RF port using a decoupling circuit to separate DC and RF signals. The compactness of the system and the good isolation between the two antennas were obtained thanks to the study of the characteristic modes of the mobile phone chassis, where the ideal positions of the antennas can be easily obtained. A prototype of our system was fabricated where good frequency reconfiguration and good MIMO performance (TARC and envelope correlation) were achieved.
Citation
Kadidiatou Diallo, Aliou Diallo, Ibra Dioum, Samuel Ouya, and Jean Marc Ribero, "Design of a Dual-Band Antenna System for LTE-m and LTE-MIMO by Exploiting the Characteristic Mode Theory," Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 93, 11-21, 2020.
doi:10.2528/PIERM20030606
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