Design Method for Wideband Circularly Polarized Slot Antennas

被引:34
作者
Narbudowicz, Adam [1 ,2 ]
John, Matthias [3 ]
Sipal, Vit [4 ]
Bao, Xiulong [4 ]
Ammann, Max J. [4 ]
机构
[1] Dublin Inst Technol, Antenna & High Frequency Res Ctr, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
[2] Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, Inst High Frequency Technol, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
[3] Univ Dublin Trinity Coll, CTVR Telecommun Res Ctr, Dublin 2, Ireland
[4] Dublin Inst Technol, Antenna & High Frequency Res Ctr, Dublin 8, Ireland
基金
爱尔兰科学基金会;
关键词
Circular polarization; optimization; slot antennas; spline; ultrawideband (UWB) antennas; MONOPOLE ANTENNA; UWB APPLICATIONS; GROUND-PLANE; ARRAY;
D O I
10.1109/TAP.2015.2456954
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A compact ultrawideband (UWB) circularly polarized (CP) slot antenna is proposed with a methodology for automated reoptimization for packaging with proprietary devices. The slot structure employs a dual-feed with an integrated compact UWB phase shifter. The design process involves an advanced optimization algorithm and demonstrates the use of spline curves for generation of CP signals. These allow easy optimization, while preserving phase coherency across a wideband. The prototyped antenna has a CP bandwidth of 54% (from 3.2 to 6.1 GHz).
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页码:4271 / 4279
页数:9
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