Dual-Band 6 × 6 MIMO Antenna System for Glasses Applications Compatible with Wi-Fi 6E and 7 Wireless Communication Standards
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design Process
2.1. Simulation and Analysis
2.2. Surface Current and E Field Analysis
3. Human Head Simulation and Analysis
4. Measurement Results
4.1. S-Parameter Results
4.2. Radiation Pattern
4.3. Efficiency, Gain, and ECC Results
4.4. MIMO Performance
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | L | W | L1 | L2 | L3 | L4 | W1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Units (mm) | 50 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
WLAN Modulation | Frequency | Power | Throughput (Ant.1&2) | SNR (Ant.1&2) | Throughput (Ant.3&4) | SNR (Ant.3&4) | Throughput (Ant.5&6) | SNR (Ant.5&6) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4QPSK | 2.4 GHz | 10 dB | 81.5% | 16.2 dB | 80% | 15.1 dB | 80.3% | 18 dB |
4QPSK | 5.5 GHz | 10 dB | 82.4% | 16.6 dB | 90.1% | 20.1 dB | 80.8% | 17.2 dB |
Ref. | Apply to | Ant Type | Gain (dBi) | Efficiency (%) | Operating Band/BW (GHz) | MIMO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[1] | Glasses | Monopole and Loop | Monopole: −11.6 Loop: −2.7 | Monopole: 10.7 Loop: 33.9 | Wi-Fi 2.4G Mono: 2.32–2.35 Loop: 2.35–2.5 | 2 × 2 |
[2] | Glasses | Loop and Slot | LB: 2.67 HB: 3.72 | LB: 86.5 HB: 98 | LTE/Sub-6G 0.82–0.96 1.71–2.69 3.3–3.6 4.8–5.0 | LTE 2 × 2 Sub-6G 4 × 4 |
[3] | Glasses | CE | LB: −5.03 HB: 0.65 | LB: 58 HB: 63 | LTE 0.7–2.7 | NA |
[14] | Glasses | Slot | 5.1G: 4.3 6.8G: 3.3 | 5.1G: 85.7 6.8G: 82.8 | Wi-Fi 5G/WiFi 6E 4.58–5.72 6.38–7.0 | 4 × 4 |
[23] | Glasses | IAI | 2.4G: 3.56 | 2.4G: 46.8 | Wi-Fi 2.4G 2.4–2.5 | NA |
[24] | Glasses | Patch | 2.45G: −1.08 | 2.45G: 23 | Wi-Fi 2.4G 2.43–2.48 | 2 × 2 |
[25] | Glasses | Frame | 5.8G: 8.18 | NA | IOT 5.8 G 5.42–6.27 | NA |
[26] | Glasses | Array | 60G: 11 | WiGig: 58 | WiGig 57–66 | NA |
[27] | Glasses | Array | 60G: 9.29 | NA | 60G 59.05–60.1 | NA |
This work | Glasses | Monopole | 2.4G: 1.9 5.5G: 4.4 6.7G: 3.7 | 2.45G: 86.1 5.5G: 86.5 6.7G: 85.4 | WiFi 2.4G /WiFi 5G/WiFi 6E 2.4~2.5 5.15~7.2 | 6 × 6 |
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Chung, M.-A.; Hsiao, C.-W. Dual-Band 6 × 6 MIMO Antenna System for Glasses Applications Compatible with Wi-Fi 6E and 7 Wireless Communication Standards. Electronics 2022, 11, 806. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050806
Chung M-A, Hsiao C-W. Dual-Band 6 × 6 MIMO Antenna System for Glasses Applications Compatible with Wi-Fi 6E and 7 Wireless Communication Standards. Electronics. 2022; 11(5):806. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050806
Chicago/Turabian StyleChung, Ming-An, and Cheng-Wei Hsiao. 2022. "Dual-Band 6 × 6 MIMO Antenna System for Glasses Applications Compatible with Wi-Fi 6E and 7 Wireless Communication Standards" Electronics 11, no. 5: 806. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050806
APA StyleChung, M. -A., & Hsiao, C. -W. (2022). Dual-Band 6 × 6 MIMO Antenna System for Glasses Applications Compatible with Wi-Fi 6E and 7 Wireless Communication Standards. Electronics, 11(5), 806. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050806