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Article

Publication Date

9-14-2021

Abstract

In this work, we present a numerical study of 1D and 2D closely spaced antenna arrays of microstrip dipole antennas covered by a metasurface in order to properly cloak and decouple the antenna arrays operating at neighboring frequencies. We show that the two strongly coupled arrays fed by a microstrip-to-balanced transmission-line transition are effectively decoupled in 1D and 2D array scenarios by covering the dipole antenna elements with an elliptically shaped metasurface. The metasurface comprises sub-wavelength periodic metallic strips printed on an elliptically shaped dielectric cover around the dipole antennas and integrated with the substrate. We present a practical design of cloaked printed dipole arrays placed in close proximity of each other and demonstrate that the arrays are decoupled in the near field and operate independently in the far field with their original radiation characteristics as if they were isolated.

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The Article Processing Charge (APC) for this article was partially funded by the UM Libraries Open Access Fund.

The Article Processing Charge (APC) for this article was partially funded by the UM Libraries Open Access Fund.

DOI

10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3112771

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