Title :
Balanced Antennas for GPS and Galileo Receivers
Author :
Collins, B.S. ; Iellici, D. ; Kingsley, S.P. ; Raffaelli, S.
Author_Institution :
Antenova Ltd., Cambridge
Abstract :
A new type of antenna has been developed for receiving GPS and Galileo signals. The antenna is an efficient balanced dipole structure fed from an integral transmission line balun. The antenna is small, linearly polarised and designed for integration in handsets, laptop computers and other small data devices such as USB dongles. Field tests have shown that the performance of the antenna is generally similar to that of larger and more expensive circularly polarised ceramic patch antennas and helical structures.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; dipole antennas; helical antennas; microstrip antennas; receiving antennas; GPS; Galileo receivers; Global Positioning System; balanced antennas; balanced dipole structure; circularly polarised ceramic patch antennas; helical antennas; integral transmission line balun; Dipole antennas; Global Positioning System; Impedance matching; Polarization; Portable computers; Receiving antennas; Telephone sets; Testing; Transmission line antennas; Universal Serial Bus;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference, 2007. LAPC 2007. Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0776-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0776-1
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2007.367494
