Title :
Circularly polarized F-shaped slot microstrip antenna with wide beamwidth
Author :
Nasimuddin ; Yong, Y. ; Chen, Z.N. ; Alphones, A.
Author_Institution :
RF & Opt. Dept., Inst. for Infocomm Res., Singapore, Singapore
fDate :
Sept. 29 2009-Oct. 1 2009
Abstract :
A new aperture-coupled circularly polarized microstrip antenna with F-shaped slot is proposed for wide beamwidth. The F-shaped slot is embedded at centre of the square microstrip patch on thin dielectric substrate and mounted on thick foam layer. A single aperture-coupled feed is placed at centre of the patch radiator with F-shaped slot to get the circular polarization (CP) operation. The measured performance of the proposed antenna is presented. The 3 dB AR bandwidth of 3.2% (2.17-2.24 GHz) with 5.62% (2.10-2.35 GHz) 10 dB return loss bandwidth is achieved.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; aperture-coupled antennas; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microstrip antennas; slot antennas; aperture-coupled circularly polarized microstrip antenna F-shaped slot; bandwidth 2.17 GHz to 2.24 GHz; loss 10 dB; microstrip patch; patch radiator; single aperture-coupled feed; thin dielectric substrate; wide beamwidth; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Bandwidth; Dielectric substrates; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Microstrip antennas; Polarization; Slot antennas; Aperture-coupled; Circular polarization; Microstrip antenna; Slot;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2009. EuMC 2009. European
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4748-0
