Design and Analysis of a Compact Dual-Band Patch Antenna for 5G mmW Application

This paper presents a novel slotted rectangular dual-band (28/42GHz) patch antenna for fifth generation (5G) network applications. A simple microstrip patch antenna of the size 8×8×0.8 mm
³
has been proposed having impedance bandwidth of 2/9.2 GHz for 28/42 GHz transmission frequency, to resolve the issues of the required compactness, high gain and improved efficiency of the 5G wireless applications. Rogers RO4350 (lossy) is used as a substrate material having dielectric constant and thickness of ε
_r
=3.66 and 0.8 mm, respectively. For the resonant frequencies of 28.2 GHz and 42 GHz, the gain of 6.2 dB is achieved for the entire considered bandwidth and a directional radiation pattern is achieved for millimeter-wave transmission. A defected ground structure (DGS) is formed by placing a rectangular slot under the ground, underneath the feed line of a microstrip patch antenna (MSA) which results in improving of the gain. The comparison of the DGS, full ground, and the effect of the slot technique are shown in detail with simulation results in CST. The results for return loss, VSWR, gain, efficiency, directivity, and current distributions shows that the proposed antenna is well suited for the 5G applications in the millimeter-wave region.