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MIMO Antenna with Pattern Reconfiguration and Correlation Reduction for WLAN Applications
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  • SAGIRU GAYA,
  • Oludayo Sokunbi,
  • ABUBAKAR HAMZA,
  • Sharif Sheikh,
  • Hussein Attia
SAGIRU GAYA
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Corresponding Author:sagirgaya@gmail.com

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Oludayo Sokunbi
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
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ABUBAKAR HAMZA
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
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Sharif Sheikh
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
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Hussein Attia
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
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Abstract

In this paper, a novel beam steerable 2.4 GHz MIMO antenna array is proposed based on the Yagi-Uda principle. The antenna consists of two co-axially excited patch radiators with modified ground plane. A conducting strip with an integrated PIN diode is optimally placed between the patch radiators to act as a director or a reflector to steer the main beam by an angle of +/- 60◦. For all switching modes, the MIMO antenna demonstrates an average gain and efficiency of 5 dB and 92%, respectively, at the resonance frequency of 2.4 GHz. Reduced envelope correlation coefficient in one switching mode exhibited 17 dB improvement in mutual isolation. The simulated results agreed well with measured data. This simple, low-cost, efficient, and mutually isolated antenna array can be very useful in MIMO WLAN applications.
24 Jan 2020Submitted to Engineering Reports
27 Jan 2020Submission Checks Completed
27 Jan 2020Assigned to Editor
02 Apr 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
28 Apr 2020Editorial Decision: Reject & Resub
06 Jul 20201st Revision Received
07 Jul 2020Submission Checks Completed
07 Jul 2020Assigned to Editor
14 Jul 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
13 Aug 2020Editorial Decision: Accept
22 Sep 2020Published in Engineering Reports. 10.1002/eng2.12272