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Miniaturized dual-band antenna array with double-negative (DNG) metamaterial for wireless applications

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A miniaturized dual-band antenna array using a negative index metamaterial is presented for WiMAX, LTE, and WLAN applications. This left-handed metamaterial plane is located behind the antenna array, and its unit cell is a combination of split-ring resonator, square electric ring resonator, and rectangular electrical coupled resonator. This enables the achievement of a metamaterial structure exhibiting both negative permittivity and permeability, which results in antenna size miniaturization, efficiency, and gain enhancement. Moreover, the proposed metamaterial antenna has realized dual-band operating frequencies compared to a single frequency for normal antenna. The measured reflection coefficient (S11) shows a 50.25% bandwidth in the lower band (from 2.119 to 3.058 GHz) and 4.27% in the upper band (from 5.058 to 5.276 GHz). Radiation efficiency obtained in the lower and upper band are >95 and 80%, respectively.

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  1. Advanced Communication Engineering Centre (ACE), School of Computer and Communication Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 01000, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia

    Abdulrahman Shueai Mohsen Alqadami, Mohd Faizal Jamlos & Ping Jack Soh

  2. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), 26600, Pekan, Malaysia

    Mohd Faizal Jamlos

  3. Wireless Communication Centre (WCC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    Sharul Kamal Abdul Rahim

  4. ESAT-TELEMIC Research Division, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, Box 2444, 3001, Louvain, Belgium

    Guy A. E. Vandenbosch

  5. Institute of High Frequency Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Melatener Str. 25, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    Adam Narbudowicz

  6. Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street, Dublin 8, Ireland

    Adam Narbudowicz

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Alqadami, A.S.M., Jamlos, M.F., Soh, P.J. et al. Miniaturized dual-band antenna array with double-negative (DNG) metamaterial for wireless applications. Appl. Phys. A 123, 22 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-0678-3

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