@inproceedings{b81ced6ee6c54b5d9e89a730d448967e,
title = "Wideband Sub-6 GHz Self-Grounded Bow-Tie Antenna with New Feeding Mechanism for 5G Communication Systems",
abstract = "This paper presents a self-grounded directional Bow-Tie antenna with a novel feed structure for sub-6 GHz applications in 5G communication systems covering 3.35-4.4 GHz. The antenna consists of two petal shaped metal structures that are fed by a bend microstrip line with an out-of-phase excitation. The petals are anchored on a common ground-plane. The feed mechanism used to excite the petals is by EM coupling from a single open-circuited microstrip line implemented behind the ground-plane. The coupling of EM energy from the input microstrip line to the feed microstrip line is controlled via an I-shaped slot printed on the ground-plane. The proposed antenna offers good impedance matching across its operating frequency range with VSWR<2 and exhibits an average gain of 20 dBi for an 8{\texttimes}8 element antenna array.",
keywords = "5G communication systems, Bowtie antenna, feeding mechanism, self-grounded, single-polarized",
author = "Mohammad Alibakhshikenari and Moghaddam, \{Sadegh Mansouri\} and \{Uz Zaman\}, Ashraf and Jian Yang and Virdee, \{Bal Singh\} and Ernesto Limiti",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 European Association on Antennas and Propagation.; 13th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2019 ; Conference date: 31-03-2019 Through 05-04-2019",
year = "2019",
month = mar,
language = "English",
series = "13th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2019",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "13th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2019",
}