An Efficient Technique to Reduce the Mutual Coupling between Antenna Elements

The miniaturization of antenna arrays imposes on the designer to place a large number of elements in a small footprint.  This action gives rise to the so-called mutual coupling, which, in turn, causes crosstalk and distortion leading to the deterioration in the antenna performance and potential distortion of the radiation pattern.  This coupling is considered, by many antenna designers, as the main obstacle to miniaturizing antenna arrays, especially for 5G networks.

In this webinar, we will show you how HFWorks can be used to simulate the effects of introducing a meander-line slot (ML) on the reduction of the mutual coupling between antenna elements.  Both S-parameters and field plots for an antenna array with and without ML will be presented.  Some design recommendations using HFWorks and SolidWorks will be given.