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Abstract

The aim of this work is to provide a miniaturπized antenna pair, which has a smallest size of 5 mm × 25 mm (about 0.04λ × 0.20λ at 2.4 GHz) among the recent laptop antennas and yet is capable of 2.4/5/6 GHz Wi-Fi 6E operation with acceptable isolation. The antenna pair comprises two small and symmetrical antenna units. Each unit is identical in geometry and has a coupling strip and a parasitic strip with an in-series inductor. The back-to-back unit arrangement helps better isolation in the 2.4 GHz band. A decoupling coupled strip is introduced between the units with a 5 mm spacing. This floating strip of a half wavelength at about 5.36 GHz attracts the surface currents of one unit excited in the 5/6 GHz bands, which in turn helps much decreased currents entering the port of the other unit. As a result, enhanced isolation can also be achieved in the upper bands.

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