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Fabrication of High Radiation Efficiency Dielectric Resonator Antenna Array Using Temperature Stable 0.8Zn2SiO4-0.2TiO2 Microwave Dielectric Ceramic

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ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
Volume 8, Issue 10, Pages -

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/admt.202201985

Keywords

antenna arrays; dielectric resonator antennas; high radiation efficiency; microwave dielectric ceramics

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This paper proposes a high radiation efficiency 4 x 4 cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna (CDRA) array fabricated using the temperature stable 0.8Zn(2)SiO(4)-0.2TiO(2) composite ceramic. The fabricated CDRA array has enhanced measured radiation efficiency, high gain, and is a promising candidate for utilization in Sub-6 GHz 5G Base Station communications systems.
Array antenna is of great significance in realizing the Sub-6 GHz fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication systems, however, its utilization in the base station systems implementation is limited due to high power consumption. In this paper, a high radiation efficiency 4 x 4 cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna (CDRA) array fabricated using the temperature stable 0.8Zn(2)SiO(4)-0.2TiO(2) composite ceramic is proposed. TiO2-doped Zn2SiO4 composite ceramics are synthesized by the conventional solid-state method. Notably, 0.8Zn(2)SiO(4)-0.2TiO(2) composite ceramic sintered at 1250 degrees C demonstrates excellent microwave dielectric properties with dielectric constant (epsilon(r) approximate to 8.24), high-quality factor (Q x f approximate to 35 000@8.08GHz), and the temperature coefficient of resonant frequency (TCF approximate to +4.6 ppm degrees C-1). Moreover, the composite ceramic CDRA array is designed by exciting fundamental HE11 delta mode using the aperture coupling microstrip feeding network. The fabricated composite ceramic based 4 x 4 CDRA array has enhanced measured radiation efficiency of up to 87%, high gain of 17.85 dBi and is a promising candidate for utilization in Sub-6 GHz 5G Base Station communications systems.

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