Antenna Systems for 5G Communication Systems
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 8591
Special Issue Editors
Interests: applied electromagnetics; phased array antennas; MIMO; smart antennas; automotive antenna design (GNSS, 5G, C-V2X, satellite digital radio); vehicle-level antenna pattern measurements; vehicle-level OTA measurements
Interests: phased arrays; beam steering; novel antennas for automotive application; nanomaterials based RF circuits; flexible electronics; RF bio/chemical sensors
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fifth-generation wireless technology was designed to deliver higher multi-Gbps peak data speeds, ultra-low latency, increased reliability, massive network capacity, increased availability, and a more uniform user experience to more users. Higher performance and improved efficiency empower new user experiences and connects new industries. This technology will advance autonomous driving, the Internet of Things, personal communications, IT, augmented reality, and the way our businesses work in terms of accessing, storing, sharing, and protecting data. Fifth-generation technology covers a wide frequency spectrum that includes the 5G sub-6GHz (450 MHz – 6 GHz) and an upper band from 24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz. Advanced or smart antenna systems will be required to take advantage of this technology.
Fifth-generation technology will use 'massive' MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) and beamforming antennas that have very large numbers of antenna elements or connections to send and receive more data simultaneously. The benefit to users is that more people can simultaneously connect to the network and maintain high throughput.
This Special Issue therefore aims to put together original research and review articles on recent advances, technologies, solutions, applications, and new challenges in the field of 5G antenna systems.
Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- Vehicular and airborne antennas;
- In-package and on-package antenna designs;
- Antennas for the IoT;
- MIMO, diversity, smart antennas, and signal processing;
- Reconfigurable antennas and arrays;
- Feeds and matching circuits;
- Integrated antennas enabling 5G;
- On-chip antennas;
- Advanced materials in antenna design;
- Measurement techniques of 5G antenna systems;
- Feed networks for beamforming.
Prof. Dr. Daniel N. Aloi
Prof. Dr. Amanpreet Kaur
Guest Editors
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