Journal
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION
Volume 68, Issue 8, Pages 5924-5934Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2020.2989556
Keywords
5G; antenna; beam-steering; endfire antenna array; metal rim; mm-wave frequencies; smartphone
Funding
- Huawei Technologies Finland
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This article presents a dual-polarized millimeterwave endfire antenna array for mobile devices. The antenna array is integrated into a metal-framed mobile phone and radiates through a 20 x 3.5 mm(2) window in the metal frame. The measurement results show a realized gain above 6 dBi for the frequency band of 28-33 GHz for a three-element array. Beam-steering up to +/- 40 degrees is possible. The array is physically offset from the metal frame, thus minimizing the capacitive loading effect on the sub-6 GHz antennas. Moreover, due to the lack of mechanical contact between the frame and the antenna module, the antenna is robust against external impacts or hits to the phone. The design of the antenna module facilitates integration in mobile devices for mm-wave operation.
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