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    Broadband Two-Array Metasurface-Gridded MIMO Antenna with Dual-CP Bi-Directional Capabilities
    (2025-01-01)
    Supreeyatitikul, Nathapat
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    Kakhong, Khwanlada
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    Prasong, Pusit
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    Konpang, Jessada
    This study presents a novel two-array MTS-gridded MIMO antenna with dual circular polarization (CP) bidirectional capabilities for full-duplex communications. The proposed antenna consists of two mirrored clusters, each comprising a single-element antenna formed by a 3 × 4 MTS-gridded element array, a circular patch, and a ground plane. The antenna demonstrates a wide measured return loss bandwidth (RLBW) of 56.46% (5 - 8.67 GHz), axial ratio bandwidth (ARBW) of 18.15% (6.26 - 7.44 GHz), and strong isolation below -22 dB. Peak gains of 6.5 dBic and 6.55 dBic were observed at 6.6 GHz and 6.54 GHz for Ports 1 and 2, respectively. Furthermore, the low envelope correlation coefficient (< 0.005) and high diversity gain (> 9.985 dB) validate its effectiveness for multi-port applications. The bidirectional radiation pattern and dual circular polarization support simultaneous transmission and reception, making the design well-suited for full-duplex MIMO operation.
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    Metasurface-based Circularly Polarized Dual-Port MIMO Antenna for C-band Uplink Applications
    (2022-01-01)
    Supreeyatitikul, Nathapat
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    Boonpoonga, Akkarat
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    The rectangular-shaped metasurface (MTS)- based circularly polarized (CP) dual-port MIMO antenna was proposed. The proposed rectangular-shaped MTS-based CP dual-port MIMO antenna included two substrate layers (upper and lower). The periodic 4×4 rectangular-shaped MTS elements on the upper layer functioned as CP polarizers. Also, the lower substrate layer comprised the microstrip probe feed and ground plane which generated a linearly polarized (LP) wave. The proposed rectangular-shaped MTS-based CP dual-port MIMO antenna at 5.3 GHz achieved impedance bandwidth (IBW) of 30.9% (4.86 - 6.5 GHz) and axial ratio (ARBW) of 14% (5.16 - 5.9 GHz). The maximum gain was 7.3 dBi at 5.1 GHz. The ECC was lower than 0.002, and DG was greater than 9.98 dB between entire frequency ranges. The direction of the radiation was right-hand circular polarization (RHCP). The dimension of proposed rectangular-shaped MTS-based CP dual-port MIMO antenna was 1.342λ0 × 0.652λ0 × 0.0372λ0.
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    High-Gain Wideband CP S-shaped Slot Antenna with Metasurface Reflector for UHF-RFID Readers
    (2022-01-01)
    Supreeyatitikul, Nathapat
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    Boonpoonga, Akkarat
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    This research proposes a high-gain wideband circularly polarized (CP) S-shaped slot antenna with metasurface (MTS) reflector for UHF-RFID handheld readers. The proposed antenna consisted of the S-shaped slot antenna with coplanar waveguide feed on the upper substrate and 4 × 4 periodically-arranged plus-sign-shaped slot MTS unit cells on the lower substrate functioning as a reflector. The MTS reflector was utilized to realize the high-gain of the CP S-shaped slot antenna. To achieve wide impedance bandwidth (IBW) and axial ratio bandwidth (ARBW), the evolution of the antenna was developed in four stages. The simulated IBW and ARBW of the Antenna IV (proposed antenna) at 0.9 GHz (center frequency) were 37.7% (0.66-1 GHz) and 27.7% (0.72-0.97 GHz), respectively. In addition, the maximum gain was 7.56 dBic at 0.78 GHz with left-hand circular polarization (LHCP) radiation characteristics. The dimension of the proposed antenna was 0.35?0 × 0.35?0 × 0.195?0.
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    Dual-Band CP Metasurface-Array Antenna with Sequential-Phase Feed Network for C-Band Operation
    (2026-01-01)
    Kakhong, Khwanlada
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    Phaebua, Kittisak
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    Supreeyatitikul, Nathapat
    This paper presents a four-cluster dual-band circularly polarized (CP) metasurface (MTS)-array antenna integrated with a sequential-phase feed (SPF) network for C-band applications. The antenna is implemented on dual-layer FR-4 substrates, incorporating both big- and small-sized MTS-array elements per cluster, with a tilted square-slot ground plane and microstrip-line feed. The SPF network excites each cluster with equal amplitude and 90<sup>°</sup> phase shifts, significantly enhancing return loss bandwidth (RLBW), axial ratio bandwidth, and realized gain. The simulated results demonstrate RLBW of 3.08 - 4.51 GHz and 4.94 - 8 GHz, and ARBWs of 3.08 - 4.66 GHz and 5.27 - 6.42 GHz for the lower and higher operating bands, respectively. The corresponding highest RHCP gains are 6.15 dBic at 3.8 GHz and 4 dBic at 6 GHz. The proposed antenna design achieves bi-directional radiation patterns and shows substantial performance improvements over conventional dual-band CP MTS-array antennas.
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    Broadband Multi-Shaped Metasurface Circularly Polarized Antenna With Suppressed Non-CP Radiation Modes
    (2023-01-01)
    Supreeyatitikul, Nathapat
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    Lertwiriyaprapa, Titipong
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    Chudpooti, Nonchanutt
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    In this research, a multi-shaped metasurface broadband circularly polarized (CP) patch antenna with parasitic elements is proposed for 5G new radio (NR) applications. The proposed metasurface CP patch antenna comprises triple-layered substrates without air gap. The upper layer sits with multi-shaped metasurface elements and parasitic patches. The middle layer consists of an L-shaped slot functioning as the ground plane, and the lower layer contains a microstrip and a fan-shaped stub functioning as the feed line. The proposed metasurface CP patch antenna with parasitic elements is evaluated using characteristic mode analysis (CMA). The CMA results indicate that the modal significance of Modes 1 and 2 of the multi-shaped metasurface CP antenna are orthogonal, giving rise to circular polarization. The non-CP radiation of Modes 3 and 4 are suppressed by using the multi-shaped metasurface elements and parasitic patches. The measured impedance bandwidth and axial ratio bandwidth are 42.85% (3.4 - 4.9 GHz) and 38% (3.27 - 4.6 GHz), achieving the maximum gain of 7.23 dBic at 3.7 GHz. The experiments demonstrate that the multi-shaped metasurface CP patch antenna with parasitic elements is suitable for 5G NR wireless applications. The novelty of this study is attributed to its utilization of multi-shaped metasurface elements and parasitic patches, which effectively suppress non-circularly polarized radiation modes.
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    Enhancing Bandwidth of Circularly Polarized DRA Using Embedded Slot-Coupled Patch
    (2024-01-01)
    Supreeyatitikul, Nathapat
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    Konpang, Jessada
    This paper proposes a bandwidth enhancement technique for circularly polarized (CP) dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) using the embedded slot-coupled patch. The proposed CP DRA for mid-band 5G applications consisted of an aperture-coupled feed, a dice-shaped dielectric resonator (DR), and an embedded slot-coupled patch. A slot-coupled feed included cross-aperture ground plane (upper substrate) and microstrip-line feed (lower substrate). The dice-shaped DR sits at the center of the cross-aperture ground plane. The slot-coupled patch was embedded into DR for bandwidth enhancement. The DR usually functioned as a resonance cavity, producing TEll1 mode. The embedded slot-coupled patch can generate the resonance frequency mode (TM01 and TMl0) at a higher frequency, resulting in a wide reflection coefficient bandwidth and ARBW. The results of simulation reflection coefficient bandwidth and ARBW at center frequency (3.5 GHz) achieved 44% (3.12 - 4.66 GHz) and 36.57% (3.23 - 4.51 GHz). The peak RHCP gain was 8.7 dBic at 4.5 GHz with right-hand circular polarization, rendering the proposed CP DRA with embedded slot-coupled patch suitable for mid-band 5G wireless networks.
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    Metasurface-Based Wideband CP Antenna Array Using Hybrid Coupler for 5G Mid-band Applications
    (2023-01-01)
    Supreeyatitikul, Nathapat
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    Lertwiriyaprapa, Titipong
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    This paper proposes the lemon-shaped metasurface (MTS)-based wideband circularly polarized (CP) antenna array using hybrid coupler for mid-band wireless communications. The proposed MTS-based CP antenna array includes two-stack layers of FR-4 substrate: upper-stack and lower-stack substrates. The upper-stack substrate contains quadri clusters of 4 × 4 MTS cells. The lower-stack substrate consisted of four slots as the ground plane and hybrid couple as the feed network. Besides, the MTS elements and hybrid couple feed network function as polarization conversion. The proposed MTS-based CP antenna array for 5G mid-band spectrum (center frequency at 4 GHz) achieves simulated IBW of 41.25% (3.35-5 GHz) and ARBW of 21.25% (3.68-4.53 GHz). The simulated maximum gain at 3.9 GHz is 9.1 dBic. The radiation characteristic is right-hand circular polarization radiation.
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    Four-Element Wideband Circularly Polarized Sequentially-Rotated Slot Antenna Array for Small Spacecraft Technology
    (2023-01-01)
    Supreeyatitikul, Nathapat
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    Lertwiriyaprapa, Titipong
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    This research proposes four-element wideband circularly polarized (CP) sequentially-rotated slot antenna array. The proposed four-element CP sequentially-rotated slot antenna array consists of four-element C-shaped monopole patch on the upper-layer substrate and octagonal-shaped ring slot ground plane with sequentially-rotated feed network on the lower-layer substrate. The sequentially-rotated feed network is utilized to improve the-10-dB IBW and 3-dB ARBW. The results of the measured IBW and ARBW at 2.4 GHz are 90.41% (1.83-4 GHz) and 85% (1.96-4 GHz), respectively. The maximum gain at 3.3 GHz is 7.8 dBic with bi-directional CP radiation.
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    CMA of Wideband Circularly Polarized Metasurface Antenna for 5G Wireless Technology
    (2023-01-01)
    Supreeyatitikul, Nathapat
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    Keowsawat, Panisa
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    Kanahna, Rachen
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    Lertwiriyaprapa, Titipong
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    This paper proposes a compact circularly polarized (CP) metasurface (MTS) antenna for 5G wireless communications. The characteristic mode analysis (CMA) is utilized to characterize the antenna structure. The proposed CP MTS antenna consisted of two substrate layers of FR-4 type. The upper substrate layer contained multi-shaped MTS cells. The lower substrate layer functioned as an aperture-coupled feed. The evolution of the proposed CP MTS antenna comprised of four stages: MTS-1 (conventional MTS scheme), MTS-2, MTS-3, and MTS-4 (proposed antenna). The conventional MTS scheme generated the two MS modes (Modes 1 and 2) with orthogonal surface current and radiations. Besides, the surface current of Modes 3 and 4 is traveled along the edges of the conventional MTS scheme. To eliminate those surface currents, the multi-shaped is utilized which sits around the conventional MTS scheme (MTS-2, 3, and 4). When an aperture-coupled feed is applied, the ARBW of the MTS-1 is improved. The simulated IBW and ARBW at 3.5 GHz (center frequency) are 43.4% (3.4-4.92 GHz) and 37.14% (3.28-4.58), respectively. The maximum gain is 7.25 dBic at 3.6 GHz. The radiation characteristic is right-hand circular polarization, rendering the proposed CP MTS antenna reasonable for 5G technology.
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    CMA-Based Four-Element Broadband Circularly Polarized Octagonal-Ring Slot Antenna Array for S-Band Satellite Applications
    (2022-01-01)
    Supreeyatitikul, Nathapat
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    Lertwiriyaprapa, Titipong
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    This research proposes a low-complexity and low-profile four-element circularly polarized (CP) octagonal-ring slot antenna array with sequentially-rotated feed network for S-band satellite applications. The proposed antenna array is characterized by characteristic mode analysis (CMA). One single element of the CP octagonal-ring slot antenna array consists of a C-shaped monopole on the upper layer functioning as the radiating patch; and an octagonal-ring slot patch on the lower layer functioning as the ground plane. The four elements are connected by a sequentially-rotated feed network to enhance the impedance bandwidth (IBW), axial ratio bandwidth (ARBW), and gain. Simulations are performed, and an antenna prototype is fabricated and experiments carried out. The measured IBW and ARBW at the center frequency of 2.4 GHz are 91.6% (1.8 - 4 GHz) and 84.5% (1.97 - 4 GHz), with the maximum gain of 7.8 dBic at 3.3 GHz, rendering the proposed four-element CP octagonal-ring slot antenna array with sequentially-rotated feed network operationally suitable for S-band satellite communication. The novelty of this research lies in the use of CMA to characterize the circular polarization of the octagonal-ring slot antenna array; and the sequentially-rotated feed network to enhance the IBW, ARBW, and antenna gain of the four-element CP octagonal-ring slot antenna array with sequentially-rotated feed network.