Title :
A dual band MIMO meta-material antenna for RFID applications
Author :
Abdalla, Mahmoud A. ; Foad, Mohammed ; Ibrahim, Ahmed A.
Author_Institution :
Electronic Engineering Department, MTC University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract :
This paper presents a dual band MIMO metamaterial based antenna. The antenna demonstrates dual input/output, the first one operates at 2.45GHz and the second one operates at 5.8 GHz. The two individual antennas are designed employing only one left handed unit cell. The proposed MIMO antenna has the advantage of compactness (its size is only 2.2 × 4.2 cm2). The design represents size reduction of approximately 60 % compared to conventional patch antennas operating at the same frequencies. Moreover, better than 40 dB coupling isolation is achieved between the two inputs.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; metamaterial antennas; microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; radiofrequency identification; MIMO antenna; RFID applications; coupling isolation; dual band MIMO metamaterial antenna; dual input/output; frequency 2.45 GHz; frequency 5.8 GHz; left handed unit cell; patch antennas; Antenna radiation patterns; Dual band; MIMO; Metamaterials; Microwave theory and techniques; Wireless communication; Metamaterial; dual band; left handed; multi-band antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering and Technology (ICET), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cairo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4808-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICEngTechnol.2012.6396154
