High isolation quad ports MIMO antenna loaded with FSS for 5G communication

Abstract This paper introduces a high isolation quad ports MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) antenna with a frequency selective surface (FSS) structure for higher frequency bands in 5G communication systems. The recommended antenna is designed for 28 GHz application. The single unit of the anten...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shaymaa M. Gaber, Radwa A. Kareem, Ahmed A. Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05616-7
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850207439307145216
author Shaymaa M. Gaber
Radwa A. Kareem
Ahmed A. Ibrahim
author_facet Shaymaa M. Gaber
Radwa A. Kareem
Ahmed A. Ibrahim
author_sort Shaymaa M. Gaber
collection DOAJ
description Abstract This paper introduces a high isolation quad ports MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) antenna with a frequency selective surface (FSS) structure for higher frequency bands in 5G communication systems. The recommended antenna is designed for 28 GHz application. The single unit of the antenna consists of a microstrip feed line on one side and a rectangular slot in the ground plane on the other side. The four MIMO antennas are arranged orthogonally on a Rogers RO4003C substrate with a permittivity of 3.38, a loss tangent (tan δ) of 0.002, and a height of 0.203 mm. The substrate features a cross-shaped cut to enhance the isolation between ports. An FSS is placed beneath the MIMO system to improve the overall gain across the desired frequency band. The antenna size is 25.7 × 25.7 mm². The design and simulation of the proposed structure were carried out using CST MW Studio. The antenna with and without the FSS structure was constructed and tested to verify the simulation results. The results indicate that the suggested structure is worked from 25.5 GHz up to 30 GHz with insertion loss ≤ -22 dB and peak gain of around 8dBi. As well, the envelope correlation coefficient (ECC), diversity gain (DG), and channel capacity loss (CCL) are measured and achieved ≤ 0.002, ≥ 9.99 dB, ≤ 0.2 bit/s/Hz, respectively. Also, extra MIMO parameters such as mean effective gain (MEG), channel capacity, and total active reflection coefficient (TARC) are extracted and achieve good outcomes confirming the ability of the antenna to be applicable for 5G networks.
format Article
id doaj-art-97115e7e67b64aa8a5899ce2c8994ef3
institution OA Journals
issn 2045-2322
language English
publishDate 2025-06-01
publisher Nature Portfolio
record_format Article
series Scientific Reports
spelling doaj-art-97115e7e67b64aa8a5899ce2c8994ef32025-08-20T02:10:31ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-06-0115111710.1038/s41598-025-05616-7High isolation quad ports MIMO antenna loaded with FSS for 5G communicationShaymaa M. Gaber0Radwa A. Kareem1Ahmed A. Ibrahim2Faculty of Engineering, Egyptian Russian UniversityCommunications and Electronics Engineering Department, October High Institute for Engineering and TechnologyElectronics and Communications Engineering Department, Minia UniversityAbstract This paper introduces a high isolation quad ports MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) antenna with a frequency selective surface (FSS) structure for higher frequency bands in 5G communication systems. The recommended antenna is designed for 28 GHz application. The single unit of the antenna consists of a microstrip feed line on one side and a rectangular slot in the ground plane on the other side. The four MIMO antennas are arranged orthogonally on a Rogers RO4003C substrate with a permittivity of 3.38, a loss tangent (tan δ) of 0.002, and a height of 0.203 mm. The substrate features a cross-shaped cut to enhance the isolation between ports. An FSS is placed beneath the MIMO system to improve the overall gain across the desired frequency band. The antenna size is 25.7 × 25.7 mm². The design and simulation of the proposed structure were carried out using CST MW Studio. The antenna with and without the FSS structure was constructed and tested to verify the simulation results. The results indicate that the suggested structure is worked from 25.5 GHz up to 30 GHz with insertion loss ≤ -22 dB and peak gain of around 8dBi. As well, the envelope correlation coefficient (ECC), diversity gain (DG), and channel capacity loss (CCL) are measured and achieved ≤ 0.002, ≥ 9.99 dB, ≤ 0.2 bit/s/Hz, respectively. Also, extra MIMO parameters such as mean effective gain (MEG), channel capacity, and total active reflection coefficient (TARC) are extracted and achieve good outcomes confirming the ability of the antenna to be applicable for 5G networks.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05616-7MIMO antennaSlot antenna5G applicationsWideband antennaFrequency selective structure
spellingShingle Shaymaa M. Gaber
Radwa A. Kareem
Ahmed A. Ibrahim
High isolation quad ports MIMO antenna loaded with FSS for 5G communication
Scientific Reports
MIMO antenna
Slot antenna
5G applications
Wideband antenna
Frequency selective structure
title High isolation quad ports MIMO antenna loaded with FSS for 5G communication
title_full High isolation quad ports MIMO antenna loaded with FSS for 5G communication
title_fullStr High isolation quad ports MIMO antenna loaded with FSS for 5G communication
title_full_unstemmed High isolation quad ports MIMO antenna loaded with FSS for 5G communication
title_short High isolation quad ports MIMO antenna loaded with FSS for 5G communication
title_sort high isolation quad ports mimo antenna loaded with fss for 5g communication
topic MIMO antenna
Slot antenna
5G applications
Wideband antenna
Frequency selective structure
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05616-7
work_keys_str_mv AT shaymaamgaber highisolationquadportsmimoantennaloadedwithfssfor5gcommunication
AT radwaakareem highisolationquadportsmimoantennaloadedwithfssfor5gcommunication
AT ahmedaibrahim highisolationquadportsmimoantennaloadedwithfssfor5gcommunication