@inproceedings{ac4f16e3604d4d9ab76d8436a2ddd3a3,
title = "3D Printed Conformal MIMO Antenna with Ladder Shaped Isolating Structure for Wireless Applications",
abstract = "A 3D printed conformal Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna is proposed for 5G sub-6GHz and Wi-Fi 6E applications. The antenna is printed on a Ninjaflex substrate and consists of two identical radiators. An innovative 3D ladder-shaped structure is used as an isolating element between the radiators to reduce mutual coupling. The identical radiators have a fan-shaped structure engraved with a circular ring to operate in a dual band at a resonance of 3.35 and 6.6GHz. The overall footprint of the 3D printed MIMO antenna is only 45 × 25 mm2 and conforms to a -10dB impedance bandwidth of 40.54\% (2.95-4.45 GHz) in the lower 5G sub-6GHz frequency band and 18.32\% (5.95-7.15 GHz) in the upper Wi-Fi 6E frequency band. The 3D printed MIMO antenna demonstrates excellent radiation characteristics with a gain of more than 2dBi and efficiency of more than 95\% in both the dual bands. The antenna's flexibility was also tested by bending it along the X and Y-axis at a radius of 30mm with successful results.",
keywords = "3D, 5G, MIMO, NinjaFlex, Wi-Fi 6E",
author = "Jayshri Kulkarni and Upesh Patel and Trushit Upadhyaya and Jaume Anguera and Brian Garner and Yang Li",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 IEEE.; 2023 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference, MAPCON 2023 ; Conference date: 11-12-2023 Through 14-12-2023",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1109/MAPCON58678.2023.10463867",
language = "English",
series = "2023 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference, MAPCON 2023",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "2023 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference, MAPCON 2023",
address = "United States",
}