Title :
Inkjet printed circularly polarized patch antenna on a cylindrical surface
Author :
Maimaiti, M. ; Baktur, Reyhan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Utah State Univ., Logan, UT, USA
Abstract :
A circularly polarized patch antenna conformal to a cylindrical surface is presented with a simple feed design. The antenna has right handed circular polarization and operates at 2.225 GHz. The antenna is part of the communication system of a sounding rocket´s sub-payload. In order to verify the antenna design with a fast and cost-effective method, inkjet printing has been employed to prototype the antenna, and the measured results agree well with the design data.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; conformal antennas; ink jet printing; microstrip antennas; antenna design; communication system; conformal circularly polarized patch antenna; cylindrical surface; frequency 2.225 GHz; inkjet printed circularly polarized patch antenna; right handed circular polarization; simple feed design; sounding rocket subpayload; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Geometry; Ink; Microstrip antennas; Printing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5315-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2013.6711585
