{"title":"M-Shaped Under-Bridge Feeding Method for a Low-Profile Dual-Band Dual-Polarized Antenna-on-Package in the 6G Upper Midband","authors":"Jeongtaek Oh;Hyunjin Kim;Sucheoul Kim;Jaehyun Choi;Jihun Ha;Jungsuek Oh","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3585144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3585144","url":null,"abstract":"A 2 <inline-formula><tex-math>$,times ,$</tex-math></inline-formula> 4 dual-feed antenna-on-package (AoP) for 6G upper midband supports high power and dual-polarization, with a compact structure enabling potential use in smartphones and dense multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) base stations. The dual-feed antenna element is designed considering dual-linear polarization and dual-band operation. Consequently, the proposed antenna can provide dual-band, achieving a –6 dB impedance bandwidth of 32.3% (9.77 GHz to 13.45 GHz), port-to-port isolation higher than –15 dB, and the envelope correlation coefficient lesser than 0.02. The 2<inline-formula><tex-math>$,times ,$</tex-math></inline-formula> 4 antenna array for a MIMO antenna is fabricated for the evaluation of radiation characteristics. The proposed antennas are measured and verified by vertical probing system. Each element was measured with –6 dB impedance bandwidth of over 6.83% in low band and 4.9% in high band. The measured gain of boresight is achieved to 6.45 dBi at 10.25 GHz, and 6.7 dBi at 12.7 GHz, and the measured envelope correlation coefficients are all less than 0.04 in the dual-bandwidth.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 9","pages":"3164-3168"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144998295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A New Self-Decoupling Structure on Coupling Compensating Technique for MIMO Patch Antennas","authors":"Tianqi Pei;Jianpeng Wang;Lei Zhu;Shangjun Jiang;Wen Wu","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3584462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3584462","url":null,"abstract":"In this letter, an effective self-decoupling solution for multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) patch antennas is proposed based on the capacitive and inductive coupling compensating technique. Initially, the coupling principles for the original coupled antenna array are studied, and the decoupling condition for two closely spaced patch antennas in the H-plane is obtained. Subsequently, a concise decoupling element composed of six pairs of shorting pins is developed. Herein, four pairs of shorting pins deployed at the corners of the patches aim to introduce additional inductive coupling to effectively suppress mutual coupling between adjacent antennas, whereas the remaining two pairs of shorting pins, together with the etched slots, are designated to introduce additional capacitive coupling and reduce the cross polarization. To verify the feasibility of the proposed self-decoupling scheme, prototypes of two-element patch antennas are respectively constructed and tested before and after applying the self-decoupling design. Results reveal that, in comparison with the coupled array, the isolation between two self-decoupled elements is improved from 10.5 dB to 17.5 dB at the center frequency of 4.85 GHz with an extremely close edge-to-edge separation of 0.007λ<sub>0</sub>. Furthermore, owing to the single-layer layout, the overall antenna profile is maintained at a relatively low height of 0.04λ<sub>0</sub>. Ultimately, the proposed decoupling scheme is also theoretically validated in three-element and E-plane arrays, demonstrating effective isolation enhancement for large-scale compact patch configurations.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 9","pages":"3129-3133"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144998210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gu-Ying Deng;Yun-Hua Zhang;Huo-Tao Gao;Xiu-Yin Zhang;Si-Yuan He
{"title":"An Aperture Efficiency Enhancement Method for Transmitarray Antenna by Exploiting Dual Metasurfaces Modulation","authors":"Gu-Ying Deng;Yun-Hua Zhang;Huo-Tao Gao;Xiu-Yin Zhang;Si-Yuan He","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3584416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3584416","url":null,"abstract":"This letter presents a systematic method for improving the aperture efficiency (AE) of transmitarray antenna (TA) without increasing the profile through modulation of dual metasurface transmitarrays. The first metasurface transmitarray intercepts more energy from the feed source and redistributes the intercepted energy over the second transmitarray through phase modulation, thereby improving spillover and taper efficiencies simultaneously. The phase efficiency is improved through the modulation of second metasurface transmitarray. The method overcomes mutual constraint between spillover efficiency and taper efficiency in traditional TA with single metasurface TA (TA-SM). To demonstrate the effectiveness of the method, two TAs [termed as TA-SM and dual metasurface TA (TA-DM)] with identical focal-length-to-diameter (F/D) of 0.625 are designed, fabricated, measured, and compared. The TA-SM with single transmitarray is a traditional TA with optimal AE, and the TA-DM with dual transmitarrays is designed based on the proposed method. Finally, at 14 GHz, the TA-DM realizes peak AE of 67.8<inline-formula><tex-math>$%$</tex-math></inline-formula> with low profile (F/D=0.625) and achieves maximum AE improvement of 20.6<inline-formula><tex-math>$%$</tex-math></inline-formula> compared to TA-SM (realized AE of 47.2<inline-formula><tex-math>$%$</tex-math></inline-formula>). Besides, the TA-DM has 1 dB gain bandwidth of 22.9<inline-formula><tex-math>$%$</tex-math></inline-formula>. The proposed method is a good candidate for the design of high gain and low profile antenna in long-distance communication.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 9","pages":"3124-3128"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144997997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yang Gao;Zhong-Xun Liu;Haoyu Lei;Yue-Nian Chen;Yongtao Jia;Qiao Sun;Ying Liu
{"title":"A Luneburg Lens-Inspired Flat Lens Antenna With High Gain via Reduced Reflection Loss","authors":"Yang Gao;Zhong-Xun Liu;Haoyu Lei;Yue-Nian Chen;Yongtao Jia;Qiao Sun;Ying Liu","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3584045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3584045","url":null,"abstract":"A discretized Luneburg lens-inspired (LL-inspired) flat lens antenna is proposed for high-gain applications. Traditional LL-inspired flat lens antennas usually suffer from the reflection loss that occurs during the transformation of spherical LLs (sLLs) into flat lenses via transformation optics. Based on cascaded transmission-line models, a concise discretizing formula is applied to adjust the dielectric distribution of the lens, enabling it to achieve wave impedance quasi-matching for reduced reflection loss. Utilizing this method, the proposed LL-inspired flat lens antenna realizes a gain enhancement of 0.8 dB at 5 GHz compared to reference cases, comparable to the ideal sLL antenna. Finally, a prototype of the proposed antenna was fabricated by 10-layered drilled substrates. The overall dimension of the prototype antenna is 2.67<italic>λ</i><sub>0</sub> × 2.67<italic>λ</i><sub>0</sub> × 1.67<italic>λ</i><sub>0</sub> (<italic>λ</i><sub>0</sub> at 5 GHz). Experimental results indicate that the prototype achieves a gain range of 17.68 dBi to 18.54 dBi over a frequency band of 4.7 GHz to 5.2 GHz, which shows good coincidence with simulated ones.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 9","pages":"3119-3123"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144998211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unsupervised SVD-Based Correction of Antenna Measurements in Nonanechoic Environments","authors":"Vorya Waladi;Adrian Bekasiewicz;Yingsong Li;Leifur Leifsson","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3584521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3584521","url":null,"abstract":"Experimental validation of antenna prototypes is normally performed in expensive laboratories. A cost-efficient alternative involves measurements in nonanechoic conditions followed by post-processing of the obtained far-field responses. In this work, a framework for unsupervised, singular value decomposition-based correction of antenna measurements performed in uncontrolled propagation environments is proposed. The method involves data de-noising based on reconstruction of far-field responses from signals that correspond to high-energy singular values. Automatic adaptation of the algorithm-specific settings to the test site is performed using unsupervised machine learning oriented towards maximization of singular values sparsity. The method is validated using over a dozen measurements of five antennas. The improvement of responses fidelity due to post-processing is up to 14 dB. Benchmark against the state-of-the-art methods is also performed.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 9","pages":"3134-3138"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11059825","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144996101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spin Decoupling–Tensor Holographic Impedance Hybrid Metasurface for Full-Space Circular Airy Beams","authors":"Hui-Fen Huang;Xiao-Mei Lei","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3583719","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3583719","url":null,"abstract":"In this letter, a spin decoupling phase gradient (SDPG)–tensor holographic impedance (THI) single-layer full-space hybrid metasurface (MTS) is developed, and the integrated THI and SDPG MTSs can be controlled independently. For example, full-space four circular Airy beams with high orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode purity (above 85%) are designed: (LHCP, <italic>l</i><sub>1</sub> = 1, <italic>θ</i><sub>1</sub> = 150°, <italic>ϕ</i><sub>1</sub> = 0°, 36 GHz), (RHCP, <italic>l</i><sub>2</sub> = −1, <italic>θ</i><sub>2</sub> = 150°, <italic>ϕ</i><sub>2</sub> = 180°, 36 GHz), (LP, <italic>l</i><sub>3</sub> = 1, <italic>θ</i><sub>3</sub> = 30°, <italic>ϕ</i><sub>3</sub> = 0°, 12 GHz), (RHCP, <italic>l</i><sub>4</sub> = −1, <italic>θ</i><sub>4</sub> = 30°, <italic>ϕ</i><sub>4</sub> = 180°, 12 GHz). The unique contributions of the letter are as follows: To the knowledge of the authors, for the first time, space wave modulation–surface wave modulation integrated full-space hybrid MTS is developed. THI-SDPG integrated MTS combines the advantages of SDPG (controlling any pair of orthogonal polarizations) and THI (realizing arbitrary polarizations), and greatly expands the freedom of multifunctional design. The following advantages are achieved simultaneously: full space, single layer, arbitrary polarization, and switchability. The developed MTS has promising applications in bidirectional nearfield high-capacity communication.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 9","pages":"3109-3113"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144997983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unified Dispersion Relation of Groove Gap Waveguide and Substrate Integrated Waveguide Based on Transverse Resonance Method","authors":"Xin Cheng;Xiaobo Liu;Xiaoming Chen;Le Chang;Luyu Zhao;Zhixiang Huang","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3583056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3583056","url":null,"abstract":"This letter introduces a unified analytical model for the dispersion relations of both the groove gap waveguide (GGWG) and substrate integrated waveguide. First, analogous to rectangular waveguides, the dominant propagation mode in GGWG can be interpreted as bouncing propagating plane waves; hence, the transverse resonance condition holds in its cross section. Furthermore, we extend the existing equivalent impedance model of periodic pins to account for the oblique incidence condition. Subsequently, by integrating these advancements, the GGWG dispersion relation is derived. Full-wave simulation results corroborate the validity of the proposed model. Specifically, when the height of pins aligns with the distance between two parallel plates, GGWG functions as an SIW and remains applicable to the proposed analytical model. Generally, this model provides a novel perspective on the electromagnetic mechanism underlying the dispersion relations in these waveguides.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 9","pages":"3099-3103"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144998299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novel Frequency-Reconfigurable and Self-Decoupling Technique for MIMO Antenna Systems Leveraging Flexible Air Cavities","authors":"Wenjing Zhu;Lei Wang;Zhenxiang Yi","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3583183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3583183","url":null,"abstract":"A novel and effective method for frequency reconfiguration and self-decoupling is proposed for multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) antenna systems in this letter. As a demonstration, a two-patch antenna system is designed and achieves six reconfigurable states by adjusting the heights of the flexible cavities, corresponding to different resonant frequencies and coupling efficiencies. The electromagnetic energy can be confined within each cavity by elevating the cavities, leading to superior port isolation. The design is validated through prototype fabrication and testing, with the measured results closely aligning with the simulations. The highest port isolation, exceeding 17.6 dB, is achieved when both dielectric patch antennas (DPAs) are in the up state. This corresponds to a maximum coupling reduction of 6.49 dB compared to the scenario where both DPAs are in the down state. The proposed approach achieves high port isolation without the need for additional decoupling structures and enables frequency reconfiguration, offering a simple and efficient solution for emerging MIMO systems.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 9","pages":"3104-3108"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144998273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hongwei Ren;Buyun Wang;Yuanxi Cao;Jianxing Li;Sen Yan
{"title":"Design of a Dual-Fed Triple-Band Circularly Polarized Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Substructure Characteristic Mode","authors":"Hongwei Ren;Buyun Wang;Yuanxi Cao;Jianxing Li;Sen Yan","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3582960","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3582960","url":null,"abstract":"In this letter, a novel design approach to achieve triple-band, dual-port, dual-sense circularly polarized microstrip patch antenna (MPA) is presented with the assistance of the substructure characteristic mode. The MPA consists of two patch layers, which have right-hand circularly polarized (RHCP_ radiation patterns around 1.575 GHz and 2.492 GHz under port 1, while the left-hand CP (LHCP) radiation pattern is also acquired around 1.615 GHz under port 2. Most importantly, the satisfactory isolation between the two ports is guaranteed, indicating that the proposed MPA is an excellent candidate for the BeiDou navigation satellite system (BDS).","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 9","pages":"3089-3093"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144998234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sparse Wire-Grid Horn Antenna for the UHF Band","authors":"Manh Tuan Nguyen;Adnan Faiezovich Alhaj Hasan;Talgat Rashitovich Gazizov","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3582298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3582298","url":null,"abstract":"In this letter, the solid structure of a UHF-band horn antenna is transformed into a sparse wire-grid structure. The novelty of this work is that, for the first time, the actual sparse wire-grid structure was generated by applying optimal current grid approximation (OCGA) and its modifications to the original wire-grid structure. We present the antenna design details and experimental measurements of the antenna characteristics for these wire-grid structures. Comparative analysis of the antenna characteristics obtained by simulation and experiment shows that the original and sparse wire-grid structures are in good agreement with each other and with the solid structure. The generated sparse wire-grid structure is by 1.41 times less heavy than the original wire-grid structure and 9.23 times—than the solid structure. The results of this work demonstrate the effectiveness of OCGA and its modifications in generating sparse wire-grid structures with significantly less mass than the original wire-grid structures, as well as solid structures, while maintaining the antenna performance.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 9","pages":"3074-3078"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144998109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}