Flexible Transparent Antenna for Sub-6 GHz 5G Applications

Fadhel Alhamli; Rida Gadhafi; Jayakrishnan Purushothama; Yassine Himeur; Wathiq Mansoor

doi:10.1109/isncc66965.2025.11250405

Flexible Transparent Antenna for Sub-6 GHz 5G Applications

Fadhel Alhamli, Rida Gadhafi, Jayakrishnan Purushothama, Yassine Himeur, Wathiq Mansoor

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This manuscript presents the design and evaluation of a flexible, optically transparent monopole antenna tailored for sub-6 GHz 5G applications. The antenna utilizes a polyimide substrate and a meshed radiating structure to balance electromagnetic performance with high optical transparency. Three variations, non-meshed, circularly-meshed, and square-meshed, were designed and analyzed through CST Microwave Studio simulations. The square-meshed design achieved the best tradeoff, offering a transparency of 79.89%, a peak realized gain of 3.39 dBi, and stable performance under 30° mechanical bending. The antenna demonstrates omnidirectional radiation patterns, wide impedance bandwidth (2.83−3.8GHz), and strong resilience to deformation, confirming its suitability for integration into wearable, transparent, and conformal devices in next-generation 5G systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2025 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC)
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665457682
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/isncc66965.2025.11250405
Publication status	Published - 21 Nov 2025

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