Title :
An experimental study of the circular-polarized elliptical printed-circuit antenna
Author :
Long, Stuart A. ; Shen, Liang C. ; Schaubert, Daniel H. ; Farrar, Frederick G.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
fDate :
1/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Elliptical-shaped printed-circuit antennas were fabricated with varying eccentricities, and their impedance and radiation patterns were measured. Special attention was devoted to investigating the design criteria which produced the best circular polarization.
Keywords :
Microstrip antennas; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Dielectrics; Directive antennas; Etching; Frequency; Impedance measurement; Laboratories; Polarization;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1981.1142549
