Title :
A deployable quadrifilar helix antenna for CubeSat
Author :
Costantine, J. ; Tran, D. ; Shiva, M. ; Tawk, Y. ; Christodoulou, C.G. ; Barbin, S.E.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., California State Univ. Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper we present a new quadrifilar helix antenna designed for CubeSat applications. The quadrifilar helix antenna presented in this paper covers the UHF bandwidth between 250 MHz and 500 MHz. The antenna is fed with four ports and exhibits circular polarization as well as an acceptable gain over the desired frequency range.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; helical antennas; satellite antennas; CubeSat antenna; UHF bandwidth; antenna feed; bandwidth 250 MHz to 500 MHz; circular polarization; deployable quadrifilar helix antenna; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Helical antennas; Reflector antennas; Satellite antennas; UHF antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0461-0
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2012.6348442
