Title :
Circularly polarized conical patterns from circular microstrip antennas
Author_Institution :
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
9/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method is presented for generating circularly polarized conical patterns from circular microstrip antennas. These antennas are excited at higher order modes and require different feed arrangements for different mode excitations. It is determined that the peak direction of the conical pattern can be varied over a wide angular range. Modal expansion technique is employed to calculate the radiation patterns of these antennas.
Keywords :
Microstrip antennas; Antenna feeds; Antenna theory; Antennas and propagation; Integral equations; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Polarization; Propulsion; Space technology; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1984.1143455
