Quad-Mode H-Beam Metasurface-Embedded Dual-Band Circularly-Polarized Multi-Tiered Antenna Scheme With 5G (n79) and Wi-Fi 6E Capabilities

This research proposes a quad-mode H-beam metasurface (MTS)-embedded dual-band circularly-polarized (CP) multi-tiered antenna scheme with 5G (n79) and Wi-Fi 6E capabilities. The proposed antenna scheme consists of three layers of corner-truncated FR-4 substrates without an air gap. The upper substrate contains an array of 3 × 4 H-beam MTS elemental units tilted at 49°. The middle substrate is a copper plate with a horizontal Z-shaped slot at its center functioning as the ground plane, and the lower substrate contains a microstrip feed line. Characteristic mode analysis (CMA) is employed to optimize the circular polarization of the MTS structure. Results show that Modes 1 & 2 at 4.81 GHz and Modes 4 & 9 at 6.2 GHz contribute to CP radiation. The measured return loss bandwidths of the antenna are 19.37% (4.63 – 5.56 GHz) and 9.51% (5.97 – 6.56 GHz) for the 5G (n79) and Wi-Fi 6E bands. The measured axial ratio bandwidths are 13.33% (4.6 – 5.24 GHz) and 1.77% (6.15 – 6.26 GHz), with maximum gains of 5.2 and 3.9 dBic at 5.5 and 6.2 GHz, respectively. Unlike conventional MTS-based CP antennas which employ rectangular- or square-shaped MTS elements for single-band operation, this work utilizes H-beam-shaped MTS elemental units to achieve dual-band CP capability. Additionally, rather than traditional full-wave methods, CMA is used to optimize circular polarization. Essentially, the proposed antenna scheme is suitable for 5G (n79) and Wi-Fi 6E communications.