THE EFFECT OF A MEANDER LINE ON THE MUTUAL COUPLING REDUCTION 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. We won’t exaggerate if we say that such mutual coupling is the biggest obstacle to
the miniaturization of antenna arrays. Over the years, antenna designers have found workarounds but with limited success. The workarounds include bandgap and ground
defected structures as well as 3-dimensionncal vias
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