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Design and Simulation of Millimeter-Wave Patch Antenna Array for 5G Mobile Devices and Small Cells Using HFSS
Authors
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Samuel M. Olabisi
Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3575-1218
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Olusola S. Okegbola
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2435-7985
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Samson A. Oyebade
Department of Computer Engineering, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3962-9328
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Yahaya O. Muhammed
Department of Physics, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Abstract
The rapid evolution of fifth generation (5G) network has become important in addressing the increasing demand for faster data usage, lower latency, and increased system capacity. Fully operating in the millimeter-wave frequency band, 5G networks need versatile, high-performance antennas which are capable of overcoming propagation losses and ensuring reliable signal transmission. A 28 GHz microstrip patch antenna design, and 2, 3, 4, and 5-element arrays are presented in this paper. FR-4 substrate material with a thickness of 0.8 was designed for the antenna, and dielectric constant (εr) of 4.4 to operate at 28 GHz and analyzed using HFSS (High-Frequency Structure Simulator). At 28.38 GHz, the simulation results show a return loss, bandwidth, VSWR, gain, and directivity of -24.21 dB, 2.61 GHz, 1.06, 5.43 dB, and 6.37 dB, respectively. At 28.38 GHz with a gain of 5.43 dB for each element, the gains for 2, 3, 4, and 5-element microstrip antenna arrays are 38.67 dB, 41.79 dB, 44.04 dB, and 46.10 dB, respectively. Although the present work is limited to numerical simulation but the proposed antenna has a high potential for use for 5G devices and small cells.
Keywords:
5G Network High-Frequency Structure Simulator Microstrip Patch Antenna Design Millimeter-Wave Frequency Band
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Journal of Computer, Software, and Program
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2(2), (2025)
Pages
55-60
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Copyright (c) 2025 Samuel M. Olabisi, Olusola S. Okegbola, Samson A. Oyebade, Yahaya O. Muhammed (Author)
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