Simulation and optimization of a tuneable rectangular microstrip patch antenna based on hybrid metal-graphene and FSS superstrate for fifth-generation applications

• Published in: Telkomnika Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 1719 - 1730
• Main Authors: Qasem, Nidal, Marhoon, Hamzah M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Yogyakarta Ahmad Dahlan University 01.08.2020
• Subjects: Antennas; Automotive radar; Bandwidths; Bias; Computer simulation; Data transfer (computers); Digital media; Efficiency; Ethernet; Frequencies; Frequency ranges; Graphene; High definition; High speed; Microelectromechanical systems; Microstrip antennas; Millimeter waves; Multimedia; New technology; Optimization; Patch antennas; Rainfall; User interfaces; Video transmission; Websites; Wireless communications; Wireless networks
• ISSN: 1693-6930; 2302-9293
• DOI: 10.12928/telkomnika.v18i4.14988

The creation of new technologies in this frequency band has resulted in many high-speed wireless innovations, including high-definition video streaming, high-speed internet, high-definition multimedia interfaces, wireless gigabit Ethernet, and automotive radar [4]. The primary challenge in the mm-wave regime is increased path losses, which mean that the signal is easily attenuated; the signal may also fade during rainfall. [...]mm-waves are preferentially used to provide high data transfer rates in short distance communication. In this work, a design is proposed for a tuneable rectangular MPA with sufficient reconfigurability range to compensate for the narrow bandwidth of MPAs. Since mm-wave antennas composed entirely of graphene are expected to have low antenna performance and a small reconfigurability range, the proposed design uses a hybrid of copper and graphene to achieve reasonable antenna efficiency and gain as well as an acceptable tuneable frequency range. [...]section 6 presents the conclusions of the work. 2.ANTENNA SIMULATION MODELLING The design procedure for the proposed tunable antenna is shown in Figure 1.