3-Metamaterial Antenna Design and Analysis for 5G System Application

Fifth-generation (5G) technology was developed over the years and become important for human mobility as increasing the need for high speed of data and information transfer. Malaysia, as a developing country, has its roadmap for implementing 5G technology to support its market and people's mobility for facing the 4.0 Industrial Revolution. For Malaysia networks, working frequency at 3.5 GHz was recommended. Development of 5G technology also included the development of physical properties of the device such portable, simple and miniaturized shapes to support the mobility function of device technology. Antenna is one of the components for transferring and receiving telecommunication signals. Microstrip antenna is a compact and lightweight antenna that has a shape-customized feature for cellular communication application. However, the microstrip antenna dimensions and performance still facing some limitation for implemented as microstrip antenna for 5G technology. In this study, the metamaterial antenna is proposed to breakdown the limitation to satisfy specifications and mobility application needed of the microstrip antenna as the 5G technology component for implemented in Malaysia networks and environments. Metamaterial antenna can be fabricated in small dimensions with high-performance. In this study, we will conduct research on implementation on the metamaterial antenna by using Rogers Duroid 6006 with dielectric constant (µr) = 6.15 and thickness = 1.27 mm as the substrate.