High-Performance Series-Fed Array Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Antenna for Millimeter-Wave 5G Networks

Abstract

This research presents a high-performance design for a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna intended for operation within the 28 GHz band. The four-port MIMO antenna configuration, featuring 1 × 8 series-fed arrays for each port, has demonstrated peak gains of 15.5 dBi and bandwidths of 2 GHz. This improved antenna performance results from carefully optimized antenna spacing and a decoupling approach involving well-designed metamaterial cells, effectively minimizing interference between antenna elements. The system exhibits remarkably low mutual coupling, measuring below -40 dB, with envelope correlation coefficients of 0.00010, diversity gains nearing 10 dB, and a channel loss capacity of 0.11 bit/s/Hz across the frequency spectrum under investigation. Experimental evaluations have confirmed these improvements, establishing the proposed design as a robust candidate suitable for a wide range of millimeter-wave communication systems.