Compact ten element antenna array for thin 5G smartphone applications

Recently demand of thin smartphones with wide screen display has been increased. A ten element compact monopole antenna array is introduced in this paper for ultrathin smartphone applications. The proposed array covers the LTE 42 (3.4GHz-3.6GHz) band. The structure provide isolation and efficiency better than -10dB and 60% respectively. The designed antenna elements are mounted on side-frames of size $150 \times3\times0.8 mm^{3}$. These attributes make the proposed design a possible candidate for ultrathin smartphone applications.