Multiband Patch Antenna for Femtocell Application
A microstrip patch antenna for multiple LTE (long term evaluation) frequency bands for femtocell application is proposed in this paper. Distributed antenna solution (DAS) has been introduced in cellular network to achieve homogenous indoor coverage. Femtocell is the latest extension to these solutio...
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| author | M. R. Zaman Afaz Uddin Ahmed Rezaul Azim Huda Abdullah Mohd Tarmizi Ali M. T. Islam |
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| description | A microstrip patch antenna for multiple LTE (long term evaluation) frequency bands for femtocell application is proposed in this paper. Distributed antenna solution (DAS) has been introduced in cellular network to achieve homogenous indoor coverage. Femtocell is the latest extension to these solutions. It is a smart solution to both coverage and capacity scales. Femtocell operation in LTE band is occupied by higher frequency bands. For multiband femtocell application, miniature antenna design is quite essential. The antenna proposed here is composed of basic monopole structure with two parasitic elements at both sides of the active element. A rectangular slot is introduced at the ground plane of the proposed antenna. The antenna is designed using ElnoS HK light CCL substrate material of relative permittivity of 9.4, dielectric loss-tangent of 0.003 and thickness of 3 mm. The S11 response of the antenna is shown to have a bandwidth of 1.01 GHz starting from 1.79 GHz to 2.8 GHz. The characteristics of the antenna are analysed using Ansoft HFSS software. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e03b70718dea42e881d3433caf7073c62025-02-03T01:31:08ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772014-01-01201410.1155/2014/352763352763Multiband Patch Antenna for Femtocell ApplicationM. R. Zaman0Afaz Uddin Ahmed1Rezaul Azim2Huda Abdullah3Mohd Tarmizi Ali4M. T. Islam5Centre for Space Science (ANGKASA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaCentre for Space Science (ANGKASA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaA microstrip patch antenna for multiple LTE (long term evaluation) frequency bands for femtocell application is proposed in this paper. Distributed antenna solution (DAS) has been introduced in cellular network to achieve homogenous indoor coverage. Femtocell is the latest extension to these solutions. It is a smart solution to both coverage and capacity scales. Femtocell operation in LTE band is occupied by higher frequency bands. For multiband femtocell application, miniature antenna design is quite essential. The antenna proposed here is composed of basic monopole structure with two parasitic elements at both sides of the active element. A rectangular slot is introduced at the ground plane of the proposed antenna. The antenna is designed using ElnoS HK light CCL substrate material of relative permittivity of 9.4, dielectric loss-tangent of 0.003 and thickness of 3 mm. The S11 response of the antenna is shown to have a bandwidth of 1.01 GHz starting from 1.79 GHz to 2.8 GHz. The characteristics of the antenna are analysed using Ansoft HFSS software.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/352763 |
| spellingShingle | M. R. Zaman Afaz Uddin Ahmed Rezaul Azim Huda Abdullah Mohd Tarmizi Ali M. T. Islam Multiband Patch Antenna for Femtocell Application International Journal of Antennas and Propagation |
| title | Multiband Patch Antenna for Femtocell Application |
| title_full | Multiband Patch Antenna for Femtocell Application |
| title_fullStr | Multiband Patch Antenna for Femtocell Application |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiband Patch Antenna for Femtocell Application |
| title_short | Multiband Patch Antenna for Femtocell Application |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/352763 |
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