Compact full flexible vivaldi antenna for 3.5 GHz wearable applications
2023,
Bikash Chandra Sahoo,
Azremi Abdullah Al-Hadi,
Saidatul Norlyana Azemi,
Wee Fwen Hoon,
Surentiran Padmanathan,
Sadia Afroz,
Che Muhammad Nor Che Isa,
Yen San Loh,
Muhammad Syahir Mahyuddin,
Lai Ming Lim,
Zambri Samsudin,
Idris Mansor,
Soh Ping Jack
In this paper, a compact wearable Vivaldi antenna resonating at 3.5 GHz is proposed for 5G n77, and n78 bands. It is designed upon a flexible polyester substrate having dielectric constant (εr) of 1.34 and loss tangent (tan δ) of 0.005. The antenna parameters were optimized via parametric analyses using CST software with a size of 45 × 45 × 0.4 mm3 (length × width × height). The antenna is evaluated in terms of reflection coefficient, gain, efficiency, radiation pattern, and surface current density. This antenna attained a maximum simulated gain of 4.7 dBi, and an efficiency of 98 % in the resonating band.