Size Optimized Antenna-in-Package with Quasi-Isotropic Radiation Pattern

Arboleda, Maria Bermudez; Klionovski, Kirill; Shamim, Atif

doi:10.1109/aps/ursi47566.2021.9704050

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“…These measured properties are then used in the simulation model. The wall thickness is set at 0.45 mm as a compromise between sturdiness as well as reasonable antenna dimensions, and each side of the package has a length of λo 2 which is the optimum size found in [20] for this design. The inside walls of the hollow cube have been completely metallized so that they can act as ground planes for the respective patch antennas.…”

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Orientation Aware Intelligent 3-D Cubic Antenna System With Automated Radiation Pattern Reconfigurability

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IEEE Open J. Antennas Propag.

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With the era of Internet of Things (IoT), antennas that can adapt to different radio frequency environments have become highly desirable. These reconfigurable antennas must be compact to suit the futuristic IoT devices, be low cost for implementation on billions of devices, and be robust to the presence of nearby electronics. This paper demonstrates a novel 2.4 GHz 3D Cubic Antenna System, which comprises of a cube package with six microstrip patch antennas, one on each face. The system with embedded electronics, is aware of its orientation and reconfigures its radiation pattern automatically by switching ON the appropriate patch antenna for a focused communication with a boresight receiver. Alternately, if the position of the receiver is unknown, a quasi-isotropic radiation pattern can be achieved by providing the right phase conditions to all the patches to radiate simultaneously. The ground plane of the antennas provides a shield between the radiators and the electronics. In the focused mode, 10 dB more power is received as compared to the quasi-isotropic mode, which results in an energy efficient communication. While the quasi-isotropic mode provides an all-around radiation coverage with a gain variation of 6.4 dB for the entire 3D sphere, which is one of the best reported experimental value in literature for IoT compatible antenna systems.INDEX TERMS Intelligent antenna, electromagnetic shielding, automated reconfiguration, quasi isotropic radiation, switched beam antenna.

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“…As this is a very compact design with multiple radiators in close vicinity of each other, mutual coupling is an expected issue [20] [21] [22] [23] [24], therefore, a single patch has been simulated in isolation (with no other element on the package) as well as in the presence of other elements, and the results are shown in Fig. 3.…”

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