Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics
Vol 15, No 4: August 2026

A reconfigurable 38/60 GHz array antenna for 5G applications

Ahmed El Ghandour (Ibn Tofail University)
Mohamed Nabil Srifi (Ibn Tofail University)
Younes Karfa Bekali (Mohammed V University)
Mourad El Habchi (Hassan II University)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2026

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to propose a four-element frequency-reconfigurable antenna array operating at 38 GHz and 60 GHz for 5G applications. The proposed structure integrates three radiating elements into a single patch, enabling compactness and improved performance. The antenna achieves dual-band reconfigurability with gains of 12.65 dBi and 15.54 dBi at 38 GHz and 60 GHz, respectively. Excellent impedance matching is obtained, with S11 values of -51.82 dB and -33.79 dB at the two resonant frequencies. Frequency switching is controlled through positive–intrinsic–negative (PIN) diodes embedded in the ground-plane slot. The antenna design was modeled and validated through full-wave simulations using computer simulation technology (CST) studio suite.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

EEI

Publisher

Subject

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

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Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (Buletin Teknik Elektro dan Informatika) ISSN: 2089-3191, e-ISSN: 2302-9285 is open to submission from scholars and experts in the wide areas of electrical, electronics, instrumentation, control, telecommunication and computer engineering from the ...