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Abstract

This paper presents the design of compact multi-band filtered MIMO antenna whereby the UWB antenna is converted into tri-band antenna by adding two stubs-loaded band-notch filters (SLBNFs). The notch structures tactfully quiet undesired frequency bands and permit three clean operating bands likely to be utilized in S-band and C-band wireless systems. A 2 × 2 MIMO system is proposed using a centrally located decoupling network to regulate the distribution of surface currents, which achieves over 25 dB of isolation in all operating bands. The fractional bandwidth of the antenna in the first band (2.0-2.6 GHz), second band (3.48-3.82 GHz), and third band (5.68-6.42 GHz) are 16%, 9.3%, and 12.23%, respectively. The peak gains in the corresponding operating bands are 2.8 dB, 4.1 dB, and 5 dB, respectively. The proposed design is suitable for the present-day S- and C-band communication systems and multi-standard wireless devices due to its selective multi-band response, better isolation, and compact structure.

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