Limiting Co-location Effects of Antennas using Engineered Electromagnetic Structures

An application of engineered materials to control electromagnetic waves and shield devices to maintain antenna parameters in a highly scattering multiple-antenna environment is shown. In a multiple-antenna environment, where each antenna operates at different frequencies, the scattering effects can be significantly reduced by enclosing an individual antenna with an engineered electromagnetic structure operating at a wavelength higher than the source. Numerical simulations are performed in COMSOL Multiphysics to demonstrate the success of the proposed shielding technique involving two 2D line-dipole antennas and a cylindrical enclosure of engineered EM materials at microwave frequencies.