• DocumentCode
    3677105
  • Title

    Double balanced multiplier integrated circular polarization switchable microstrip antenna

  • Author

    Eisuke Nishiyama;Akihiko Matsuo;Ichihiko Toyoda

  • Author_Institution
    Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Saga University, 1, Honjo, Japan
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    7/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2239
  • Lastpage
    2240
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a circular polarization switchable microstrip antenna with a double balanced multiplier that consists of four diodes in a star form is proposed. A 90 deg. phase difference condition of two orthogonal excitation modes on a patch is produced by a didoes´ nonlinear coupling of the multiplier. A circular polarization switching (LHCP and RHCP) capability by a bias polarity for diodes is experimentally confirmed.
  • Keywords
    "Switches","Microstrip antennas","Microwave antennas","Polarization","Schottky diodes","Microstrip"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, 2015 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2015.7305508
  • Filename
    7305508